Tim wrote:

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This is "the reputation of a reputation." Ridiculous how so many employers put such stock in a word on a piece of

Faustine <faustine@lokmail.net> paper

too--pure credentialism. How ironic when you contrast that with the fact that the great Herman Kahn didn't have a PhD. I wonder where he'd end up today.

~Faustine.

What you're complaining about is behavior that is typical of bureaucracies which often do what is easier instead of what is smarter, better or right. In a bureaucracy your risk is minimized by following procedure. Minimizing the risk of individuals within the organization is not equivalent to optimizing the organization's performance. Hardly a description of a control system that can keep away from the rails. Mike