Ed Zitron

And it's these parasites that have dominated and are now draining the tech industry of its value. They're Driving it into a goddamn ditch. Ragavan's story is unique, insofar as the damage he's managed to inflict, or if we're being exceptionally charitable, failed to avoid in the case of Yahoo.

On two industry-defining companies, and the fact that he did it without being a CEO or founder is remarkable. Yet, he's far from the only example of a manager falling upwards.

On two industry-defining companies, and the fact that he did it without being a CEO or founder is remarkable. Yet, he's far from the only example of a manager falling upwards.

On two industry-defining companies, and the fact that he did it without being a CEO or founder is remarkable. Yet, he's far from the only example of a manager falling upwards.

to editorialize a bit here i want you to think about your job history i want you to think about the managers you've had i've written a lot about management and specifically to do with remote work and the whole thing around guys who don't do work who are barely in the office telling you you need to be in the office this problem is everywhere Managers are everywhere and managers aren't doing work.

to editorialize a bit here i want you to think about your job history i want you to think about the managers you've had i've written a lot about management and specifically to do with remote work and the whole thing around guys who don't do work who are barely in the office telling you you need to be in the office this problem is everywhere Managers are everywhere and managers aren't doing work.

to editorialize a bit here i want you to think about your job history i want you to think about the managers you've had i've written a lot about management and specifically to do with remote work and the whole thing around guys who don't do work who are barely in the office telling you you need to be in the office this problem is everywhere Managers are everywhere and managers aren't doing work.

I'm sure someone will email me now and say, well, I'm a manager and I do work all the time. Yeah, mate, sure you do. That's why you're emailing me telling me how good you are at your job. People who actually do work don't feel defensive about it. People who do things and are part of the actual profit center, they don't need a podcast to tell them they're good at their job.

I'm sure someone will email me now and say, well, I'm a manager and I do work all the time. Yeah, mate, sure you do. That's why you're emailing me telling me how good you are at your job. People who actually do work don't feel defensive about it. People who do things and are part of the actual profit center, they don't need a podcast to tell them they're good at their job.

I'm sure someone will email me now and say, well, I'm a manager and I do work all the time. Yeah, mate, sure you do. That's why you're emailing me telling me how good you are at your job. People who actually do work don't feel defensive about it. People who do things and are part of the actual profit center, they don't need a podcast to tell them they're good at their job.

What I think the problem is in modern American corporate society is that management is no longer synonymous with actually managing people. It's not about getting the people what they need. It's not about organizing things and making things efficient and good. It's not about execution. It's about handing work off to other people and getting paid handsomely.

What I think the problem is in modern American corporate society is that management is no longer synonymous with actually managing people. It's not about getting the people what they need. It's not about organizing things and making things efficient and good. It's not about execution. It's about handing work off to other people and getting paid handsomely.

What I think the problem is in modern American corporate society is that management is no longer synonymous with actually managing people. It's not about getting the people what they need. It's not about organizing things and making things efficient and good. It's not about execution. It's about handing work off to other people and getting paid handsomely.

And if you disagree, easy at betteroffline.com. I will read your email. Maybe I'll even respond. But the thing is, management has become a poison in America. Managers have become poisonous because managers are not actually held to any kind of standard. No, only the workers who do the work are.

And if you disagree, easy at betteroffline.com. I will read your email. Maybe I'll even respond. But the thing is, management has become a poison in America. Managers have become poisonous because managers are not actually held to any kind of standard. No, only the workers who do the work are.

And if you disagree, easy at betteroffline.com. I will read your email. Maybe I'll even respond. But the thing is, management has become a poison in America. Managers have become poisonous because managers are not actually held to any kind of standard. No, only the workers who do the work are.

What happened to Ben Gomes is one of the most disgusting, disgraceful things to happen in the tech industry. It's an absolute joke. Ben Gomes was a goddamn hero. And I really need you to read the newsletter and read these emails. I need you to see how many times him and Thacker, great guy as well, were saying, hey, growth is bad for search.

What happened to Ben Gomes is one of the most disgusting, disgraceful things to happen in the tech industry. It's an absolute joke. Ben Gomes was a goddamn hero. And I really need you to read the newsletter and read these emails. I need you to see how many times him and Thacker, great guy as well, were saying, hey, growth is bad for search.

What happened to Ben Gomes is one of the most disgusting, disgraceful things to happen in the tech industry. It's an absolute joke. Ben Gomes was a goddamn hero. And I really need you to read the newsletter and read these emails. I need you to see how many times him and Thacker, great guy as well, were saying, hey, growth is bad for search.

The thing that Ben Gomes was being asked to do was increase queries on Google, the literal amount that people search. There are many ways of looking at that and thinking, oh shit, that's not what you want. Surely you don't want no queries. You don't want people not using it at all.