>I would not be surprised it the execs who made that decision to move to Mexico got a big bonus. Then they were paid a second bonus for moving back to where they started.
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>Interesting. There's a new, unpublished theory of management called "Atlantis" which asserts that ambitious managers deliberately foster incompetence and poor decisions because that creates opportunity for moderately capable managers to sweep in and save the day. Unlike many professions, shocking management decisions are not regarded as an indictment of management as a profession, so the chaos/heroic rescue is an excellent way to create a reputation as a business savior. Obviously that couldn't work in (say) surgery where appalling performance by one surgeon creates an issue for all surgeons and there is no kudos for cleaning up the mess.
>Alternatively, if a business becomes complacent you get management full of people who like their current salary and cushy position, so the opposite occurs- all decisions are in committee and when there is a disaster, either you pin it on a member of some other profession (accountant, engineer, whatever) or you conduct an investigation that finds a "system fault" meaning nobody is actually to blame.

I have seen and experienced many management styles from large, medium and small corporations and companies. In general, management is incompetent and self serving. That is not to say that there are not good managers in some companies. It is just my experience.

One company I worked for had what I call, “Little boy with the ball syndrome”. A man inherited millions of dollars from his father, set up a company, assigned himself vice president, and ran the show. He had no clue how to sit on his own hands. Unfortunately, I have too many examples.


The worst seems to be when a company goes public. The battle cry centers on the investors. Everything is for the investors. The investors are the Holy Grail. A company that states, “We are 100% customer oriented”, is a company to avoid at all cost.

I like a company that is 50% customer and 50% employee oriented. Treat your employees well and they will serve you well. Treat employees like adults and they respond accordingly.

I worked for a company that had about 30,000 employee’s world wide and now has 55 at last count. They were bought out three times and the last buyer sold off all the land and capital equipment. The company went from a world leader to forgotten. The company I refer to is Ampex. Ampex produced the worlds first commercial audio tape recorder, invented video recording, editing, and so much more such as the black boxes on aircraft around the world.