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On 12/16/2011 10:39 AM, Rich Braun wrote: > You wrote: >> Justify your existence > > Over the years, I've learned that the answer to this question is: you can't. > > If someone asks it in those words or similar, then if they had their druthers > they'd call Amazon EC2 or some place in Bangalore and say, "I'll have two of > those, how much do they cost?" just before shutting you and everyone you care > about down. > > Even if the answer from India is "more than you thought you'd have to pay", > they'd still rather send the money outside the firm. Because that way they > have someone else to blame when things go awry. I pity the corporate culture where this happens. Because at the end of the day, customers and investors alike don't give a crap if you have a good excuse, they want results. A company that tolerates managers with the attitude you describe is one that is broken and likely headed down hill... Someone whose primary goal is blame avoidance is someone I would run away from as fast as I could. They aren't going to go anywhere, and if they somehow do manage to climb the corporate ladder in spite of their pile of failures, it won't be in a way that will be in any way beneficial to you (i.e., you're likely the one he threw under the bus to get himself a promotion). Matt
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