Jobs that either don’t contribute in any meaningful way or jobs where one would be better off if they were paid to be on call.

  • ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world
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    A lot of expensive business consulting (think PwC or Deloitte) exists just to tell organizations things the orgs already know.

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      They exist to take the blame. “PwC says we have to close down the plant, those damn bean counters!” - CEO who told PwC she wants to close down the plant

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      In fairness, some companies, especially the big ones, won’t accept a hard truth until a third party agency tells them directly. This is primarily because the grunts of the workforce often have the most knowledge of the systems but whose opinions are easy to dismiss.

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        This is because their execs are overpaid idiots who are on this list of people who should just stay home.

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      The workers might know, but the executives would rather pay millions so a big name can tell them.

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        Because they are connected to them. This is what happened with Toys R US. Bain Capital bought control and made the company hire consultants from Bain Capital.