CEO Factories

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CEO Factories


General Electric was famously a breeding group for America's CEOs, but these days Amazon has assumed that role, according to a Wall Street Journal piece. Interestingly, the piece notes that some of the ex-Amazonians who go on to become CEOs and entrepreneurs are happy to leave behind the company's preference for skills over social cohesion. WSJ

 

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There’s one element some ex-Amazonians are leaving behind: the harsher parts of Amazon’s culture, such as hiring practices that favor skills over collegiality.

Ah yes, the slow dismantling of the meritocracy in favor of kegs of beer. Truly progressive.