Asta [AMP]Oct 24
looking at the epstein ballroom that Microsoft "donated" money to and thinking back on how they used to get salty at me, a lone engineer, when I took too long to do my annual "compliance" training which involved watching a video and taking a quiz about how it's wrong and against company policy to bribe public officials for preferential treatment in business.
Show threadLeonid
@aud nobody said that company policies are equal for all employees...
Oct 26 at 9:19pmWeb
Show threadUncleRicoOct 27
@leonid @aud Actually they do say that. And if not explicitly it is implied. It’s just that nobody believes that and who is going to enforce it against the top executives?
Show threadLeonidOct 27
@shsbxheb @aud In our company, there is a distinction between 'employees' and 'managers'. Even though managers are also employed by the company, they are treated differently. Lower-level managers will probably follow the same rules as an average employee. However, the higher up the ladder you go, the more flexible the rules become. This is because managers act like entrepreneurs and take risks.
Show threadUncleRicoOct 27
@leonid @aud That sounds dumb. Also I have to chuckle at the “take risks “ part. Who is really affected by the risk when it fails (layoffs) and benefits when it works? So is it really a risk?
Show threadLeonidOct 27

@shsbxheb @aud theoretically, managers should be affected by the risk. They even have to have a “management” insurance. Because they are liable for their decisions with their private capital. Normal employees don’t.

In theory. In real life, only employees are affected. Layoffs, salary cuts, etc.