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This theory covers the principle that you have some people who are incompetent but get promoted anyway due to arrogance, self-belief and ignorance of their own capabilities and limitations. Their self-belief comes across as confidence and skill during short interview exposure where real skills are not challenged or tested thoroughly. Ultimately they become a manager. They try to exert control over all future situations, despite a lack of informed knowledge.

These employees float up to the top of an organisation, repeating the same process. and this is why there is a layer of shit often floating at the top, underneath which capable employees become exhausted and disgruntled.

This in essence is the Polystyrene Brown Management Theory.

It gains its name from some simple principles. If placed in water, Polestyrene will float to the top, pushing everything out of its way to get there, where it refuses to sink, is bad for the environment and is generally just shit. Inhibiting the necessary light needed for employee growth underneath where they are left in a less oxygen-rich environment, unable to get the necessary straws to aid breathing, due to the budget cuts imposed by said Polystyrene Brown Management.

The environment that the employee is left to work in starts to turn brown, and everywhere they look they feel they are surrounded by shit.
Polysterene Brown Management Theory

"I have been working in this company for 23 years, and we don't need to change or adapt to any of these dumbfounding IT security principles or ideas you have, if you don't like it then leave!!!!" - said David.

"Well David, that's some "Polysternene Brown Management Theory" bullshit right there you useless bag of limp dicks" - replied Kevin.
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Discord Bot Manager Day

December the 11th is Discord Bot Manager Day.
On this date all Discord Bot Managers are allowed to permanent ban all people for the month so that they can have a nice nice and relaxed month of no spams in DM's about broken discord bots.
Man, Discord Bot Manager Day is in a few days and I cant wait to ban everyone for a month!
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Early Grave Management/ E.G.M

E.G.M also know as Early Grave Management was Founded By ( kE & bZ ) YOU PLAY YOU LAY it’s that simple I mean it’s right in the name earl-lee gray-ve man-a-ge-ment

- their names are spelled backwards for the slow ones
Aye boy you heard bout E.G.M ya ass bet not get caught lacking on soul on my kids yo grave gon get managed early - some wise old man

Early Grave Management/ E.G.M
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Trucking Company Operations Manager

A fake title glorified dispatchers give themselves to feel important
Jimmy Hamlet is out Trucking Company Operations Manager... so you know what that really means
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Trucking Company Operations Manager

A fake title glorified dispatchers give themselves to feel important
Jimmy Hamlet is out Trucking Company Operations Manager... so you know what that really means
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design management

Bullshit study made to exploit naïve, hipster retards.
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Hanger Management

When you are arrested for assault at a fast food establishment for Anger Issues and have to take anger management!
Customer: I ordered 6 nuggets and I got five. Customer proceeds to throw the nuggets and hits employees! Cops are called and now you are arrested and have to take Hanger Management!
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