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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Jan 12
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      This is why asking "What would the process be if I wanted to purchase a $50 book necessary for work?" tells you a lot about organizational culture. If they say "Department of Bikeshedding gonna bikeshed, what are you going to do", they have many more than one DoB. https://twitter.com/polisciprofhi/status/1215832410794819584 …

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      One might think "Hmm replacing that department with a SaaS app might make it better" but that department being essentially fully computerized might be the thing which turned it into the Department of Bikeshedding.

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    3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Jan 12
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      Previously they offered math, recordkeeping, and diligence. Computers are much better than humans at trivial math and recordkeeping. So now they're diligencing like diligent diligencers to justify historical staffing levels.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Jan 12
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      Then you get to a non-trivial tradeoff in values at the heart of the conflict: Does this organization exist to achieve this set of goals? Or does this organization exist to employ the people who work for the organization? Which tradeoff will we make at what margins?

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        1. Edouard Alligand‏ @edouarda14 Jan 12
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          The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.

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        1. Christopher Smith‏ @chrylis Jan 12
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          Iron Law is Iron.

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        1. Richard‏ @king_of_thougts Jan 13
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          There are a few successful organizations known for cutting costs at every level. Would be interesting to see how they do it without being overly restrictive. Generally it seems like a net loss.

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