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Story: Linux Kernel maintainer 'barred' from patents meeting

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Posted by: Anonymous (Thursday 9 December 2004, 9:17 PM)

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This is symptomatic of bad leadership and outright bullying. I have this nonsense in my organisation all the time. Top managers surround themselves with sycophants, make life difficult for people with half a brain or more, and make unilateral decisions then call for a meeting which professes to elicit opinions while in fact it is nothing more than a bull session in which management tell everyone else that they're doing something wonderful. If you're the type that asks the right questions, you find yourself ignored after the first 2 meetings. It is also not unusual for 'planted' questions - some complete trsnger shows up and asks some question to which the response begins with "I'm glad you asked that question...", "That's a good question..." or some other unimaginative patronising malarkey.

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