Reputation of a Reputation

[Michael Motyka]

Faustine <faustine at lokmail.net>
>Tim wrote:
>
>>This is "the reputation of a reputation."
>Ridiculous how so many employers put such stock in a word on a piece of
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