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		distortionfield on Jan 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing whistleblower: MAX 9 production line has "e... One of my managers once said “No one ever got fired for following McKinsey advice” and I’m not sure that it has the positive implications he meant it with at the time.

aaomidi on Jan 23, 2024 [–]

It's a really easy way of justifying a bad decision. "These smart McKinsey people gave me that advice!"

Usually the negative consequences of these decisions happen too far down the line for these managers to be held accountable.

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