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[–] dualphasesaber@piefed.social 177 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] grue@lemmy.world 61 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Look, nobody's perfect. I'm sure once Hegseth finds out he'll quickly rectify his mistake and kick him out in favor of a less qualified sycophant.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Well they need to take back his degree. He and his bosses royally fucked this.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 90 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Your spelling almost blew a vein in my forehead

Well played!

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 56 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"You're spelling almost blue a vane in my fourhead"

FTFY

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[–] xkbx@startrek.website 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] islandcoda42@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If you don’t know the difference between their, there, and they’re, your dumb……😜

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[–] Nils@lemmy.ca 40 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (12 children)

A long while ago, I was considering taking an MBA, until I talked to my friend's dad of Iranian ancestry.

I did not bring it up, in the middle of an unrelated conversation he just dropped that he was disappointed that his kid(bordering 40s) was not a PhD, and how MBAs are ruining the world.

Every single people of Persian ancestry I met in my life takes education very seriously, maybe not so much the younger ones as they only aim for a master's degree and hurt their parents feelings. :P

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Business degree is worse than nothing imo. All the debt, all the indoctrination, very little exposure to anything potentially educational or enlightening. Come out of a program like that as a certified yes-man with bills to pay, the shame it brings to your family is just the tip of the iceberg

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I took a few MBA graduate level courses because a job was paying for them. The professors really didn't like it when you trash the entire premise they are trying to teach.

Now the economics professor was fun. He had a better understanding of statistics and the inherent data integrity issues, biases, and heavy reliance on correlation that plagues the field.

[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

MBA programs aren't about the classes or any kind of academic rigor. They're almost entirely networking plays: go get an MBA from a high ranking program, where you will drink with new friends you've made at different events, and then learn socially how to fit in with these MBA types, and then everyone gets their first post-MBA jobs at a big 3 consulting firm where they'll do a bunch of stuff with executives of Fortune 500 companies, get to know execs who will vouch for them when the next VP position opens up. Then, 20 years after getting their degree, they still have an address book and text message threads with a lot of people who just happen to be the who's who of senior management in different industries. All made possible by the MBA program, none of it coming from the coursework itself.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

thats asian upbringing to, they expect you to be MD/ Law which is a doctorate, or a scientist, or one that has a high income. any other jobs they will constantly compare and keep complaining every single time.

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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 5 days ago (5 children)

On the way over, Vance compared this negotiation to the time he told Usha she was not allowed to go skydiving.

That did not give me confidence in the outcome.

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[–] Loce@lemmy.world 41 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The only real "DEI" hire we should be worried about.

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[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 9 points 4 days ago

Trumps son in law getting work from him is outrageous. Utterly indefensible

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

an author describing how he was "gay" but his grandma said dont say such things. JD owes his current existence by being plucked from obscurity by PETER THIEL, who has intention of using him to run for office.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 27 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Jared Kushner reminds me of a fencepost.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf 16 points 5 days ago

He's a thrift store mannequin, complete with a little bulge where his junk should be.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 6 points 4 days ago

Just another ~~swampbaby~~ nepobaby:

Netanyahu has long been a friend of the Kushners, and particularly Jared’s dad, Charles Kushner, a major donor to pro-Israel and Jewish causes. One time, Kantor reports – she doesn’t specify when – Jared gave up his bed and moved to the basement so Netanyahu could spend the night at their home in Livingston, New Jersey.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A fencepost is actually useful.

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[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They're not sending their best.

Actually they are 😅

[–] excral@feddit.org 10 points 4 days ago

When the US sends its people, we’re not sending our best. We’re not sending you. We’re not sending you. We’re sending people that have lots of problems, and we’re bringing those problems with us. We’re bringing drugs. We’re bringing crime. We’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Original Trump quote:

When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.

Seems fitting here

[–] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago

Lol unfortunately that is their best

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 3 points 3 days ago

the only person whom i know their name is the couch fucker. no clue who any of the others are.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 16 points 5 days ago

Selected for loyalty, not for their performance.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago
[–] arifinhiding@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

Doctoral candidates still have around 1% chance of success in my country. Academia is more often a way of expressing niche knowledge, and it represents a different can of worms. Things like grade inflation, ivy league nepotism aren't even addressing the problematic areas of higher education. But anyway, the areas of specialization are too narrow to be broadly celebrated as leadership qualities. Given the unreformed state of islam, It is more than likely that religious bodies in Iran selected their negotiation team for their work ethic, since most of their government officers are easily distributed along similar religious and political lines. The PhDs in Iran's team do not contribute to their own specialization because doctorate work requires ultimate devotion, unless they're willing to fail and join the 99% of candidates.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He's not just a failed author, he's also a couch fucker extraordinare. Give the man some credit!

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[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Sadly I think this is their best.

[–] sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Happy to see so many women in top positions.

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[–] Jackinopolis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago

Why have competent people with independent thoughts in positions of power, if you can have loyal people who do what you tell them to?

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Trump did say he likes his team to be made up of losers

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago

I bet you those americans pose like it's nobody's business though. All the current us power folks seem to be in cosplay mode. Acting like what they see on TV, not acting like real people.

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 days ago

If I were the Centcom Commander in this picture I would have done a retake.

He doesn't look nearly bloodthirsty or alcoholic enough to properly represent the US military.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

How does one become a failed author? Is that even possible?

[–] davad@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Right a book that no one reads?

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

That better be a purposefully ironic spelling mistake.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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