Whether actively or by facilitating employee input culture starts at the top; departmental subcultures exist as a result of the CEO’s encouragement, benign neglect or stupidity as the case may be. And such cases often end up in court.

Take Alarm One, a 300-employee company based in Anaheim, CA. It took more than one executive turning a blind eye to allow the incredible stupidity of spanking as a team exercise to provide motivation to the sales force with the males adding their own moronic comments such as “Spank that bitch. Slap that ho”

I’m not just thinking about the legal implications, although they are substantial, …the company has since gone into bankruptcy and its insurance was exhausted battling Orlando’s claim and settling with three other co-worker…

I’m wondering about the sheer, total stupidity exhibited by the management/leadership of the department, the company, and the salesmen.

What do you think?

What stupid things have you experienced or heard about in the workplace?

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