The entire purpose of middle managers, scientifically, is to be absolutely full of shit
"Characterizing the reality of a situation with any description that is necessary to make that situation more palatable to some group that matters."
Ahem. Consider:
Jackall’s (1986) study of a large American corporation found that bullshitting was systematically expected of middle managers in the company. One informant told Jackall that his job involved ‘characterizing the reality of a situation with any description that is necessary to make that situation more palatable to some group that matters. E…
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