stackyFACTSWho needs a tangible financial bonus when you can get your face on a cheap plaque in the hallway? Management pioneered these superficial recognition programs entirely to pacify an exhausted workforce, trading meaningless paper certificates for increased productivity.
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Hook: A brilliant idea is viewed as absolute garbage simply because another department thought of it first. The 'Not Invented Here' syndrome is a deeply…
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