Study: Workers who fall for 'corporate bullshit' may be worse at their jobs

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/corporate-speak-study

by DamnInteresting • 4 months ago

19 6 4 months ago

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SanjayMehta• 4 months ago

These researchers aren't just researchers, they're thought leaders in this domain.

hoppyhoppy2• 4 months ago

Discussed 17 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47274676

UqWBcuFx6NV4r• 4 months ago

This is the sort of clickbait self-affirming tripe that HN absolutely eats up because they get to extrapolate it to “the only worthwhile employee is a software developer that’s very skeptical of business-speak but often falls for their own sometimes equally absurd tech culture BS-speak”

gotwaz• 4 months ago

It is a sign that all the chimps in the troupe dont run at the same speed or in the same direction. So a bigger question always is how do you keep such a group together?

samplatt• 4 months ago

Dilbert was popular for a long time for a reason.

FrustratedMonky• 4 months ago

I resemble that comment. Yes, I'm the only one that can see through the BS, and this affirms me.

Study: Workers who fall for 'corporate bullshit' may be worse at their jobs

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