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the CIO is securing his job.

Every CIO I have worked for (where n=3) has gotten where they are because they're a good manager, even though they have near-zero current technical knowledge.

The fetishizing of "business," in part through MBAs, has been detrimental to actually getting things done.

A century ago, if someone asked you what you do and you replied, "I'm a businessman. I have a degree in business," you'd get a response somewhere between "Yeah, but what to you actually do" and outright laughter.

by alabastervlog3 days ago|

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It's a relatively recent change, too. Transition from "the executives and managers mostly came up through 10-25 years of doing 'lower' jobs in the company, and very much know how the business actually works" to "we hire MBAs to those roles directly" was throughout the '70s-'90s.

Finance and business grads have really taken over the economy, not just through technocratic "here's how to do stuff" advice but by personally taking all the reigns of power. They're even hard at work taking over medicine and pushing doctors out of the work-social upper-middle-class. Already did it with professors. Lawyers seem safe, so far.

by tmpz223 days ago|

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They're taking over veterinary clinics too! The biggest owner of veterinary clinics is Mars inc. the candy company!

by selimthegrim2 days ago|

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I wonder if Matt Levine has a bit about this

by pxc2 days ago|

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> Lawyers seem safe, so far.

Nope, lawyers are fucked too. It's just not as advanced yet: https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/arizona-approves-alte...