CDS General Eyre announces retirement

[PPCLI Guy]

I’m a cynic-

If CDS sucked so hard they wouldn’t crawl all over each other groping for one more promotion.

Because clearly that is the only motivation for senior people. Not service. Not duty. Not honour.

Or are you projecting based off of your experience with senior LEOs?

 

[Booter]

Because clearly that is the only motivation for senior people. Not service. Not duty. Not honour.

Or are you projecting based off of your experience with senior LEOs?

Both actually. You’ve said similar in other threads too - I’d like it to be true. But it’s not what I’ve seen- Which is anecdotal I can admit that. And not exclusive to the CF.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Both actually. You’ve said similar in other threads too - I’d like it to be true. But it’s not what I’ve seen- Which is anecdotal I can admit that. And not exclusive to the CF.

Correct! You can add in the private sector too...

The Psychopathic CEO​

“He is a charismatic leader who inspires people to follow him. A strategic thinker who can master the details. A tireless worker with incredible focus and problem-solving skills. He is well-liked by his employees but is also able to make and execute unpopular decisions. Above all, he is an exceptional communicator who can convey a vision to any audience, from Wall Street to the most junior employee.”

The quote above could describe an ideal CEO. But it’s actually a portrait of a corporate psychopath, provided by a law enforcement official who declined to be identified because they weren’t authorized to publicly comment. People with psychopathy crave power and dominant positions, experts say. But they are also chameleons, able to disguise their ruthlessness and antisocial behavior under the veneer of charm and eloquence. In the most extreme, clinical, cases those traits have allowed serial killers to elude capture.

But when it comes to the corporate world, non-violent, corporate psychopaths are not running from the law, but instead, rushing to the executive suite. One route to grabbing power for the highly intelligent psychopath is to climb the corporate ladder. There is a real chance that at some point a chief financial officer will be confronted with a psychopathic boss. Roughly 4% to as high as 12% of CEOs exhibit psychopathic traits, according to some expert estimates, many times more than the 1% rate found in the general population and more in line with the 15% rate found in prisons.

The Psychopathic CEO

When it comes to the corporate world, non-violent, corporate psychopaths are not running from the law, but instead, rushing to the executive suite.

www.forbes.com

and... just because this guy's pretty funny....

How To Tell If You Work For A Sociopath Or Psychopath​

You won't find the terms “psychopath” or “sociopath” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since they use the more politically correct, clinical term—antisocial personality disorder.

We don’t need a textbook description anyway, as we all know one when we see one—well, not exactly. Due to their “antisocial behavior,” psychopaths and sociopaths are clever and hard to spot.

Experts claim that psychopaths and sociopaths share similar characteristics. They lack a sense of what’s right and wrong and are incapable of truly understanding another person’s feelings.

The difference between the two is that the psychopath doesn’t have a conscience. He could lie to you about the job, tell you that you’ll get a promotion and bonus when he knows full well that you won’t. He’ll look you dead in the eyes and say your job is super safe and secure right up until the moment he fires you.

A sociopath is the psychopath’s little brother. He has a bit of a conscience and recognizes that he’s lying to you, but does it anyway.

Why the psychological dissertation you may ask? Well for one, I’d like to get my money’s worth of a psychology degree and prove to my parents that I put it to use. Well, I can’t really do that since they’ve both passed away and I’m technically an orphan now. Is it possible to be an orphan when you’re over 40 years old?

The corporate world is lousy with psychopaths, sociopaths and antisocial people. Some industries, such as Wall Street, are said to be overrun with these sorts. There are studies that claim you have to be on the high end of the psychopathic spectrum to attain the exalted title of CEO at a top corporation.

The challenge for all of us nonpsychopaths is that it's hard to tell if you’ve accepted a job from one or find yourself working for this type of character. You may start working for someone that seems brilliant, articulate, sensitive, caring and supportive. As time goes on, you realize he may not be all that he seems.


Here are some signs to watch out for to determine if you’re working for a sociopathic or psychopathic boss.

These managers may lack empathy and understanding.

They don’t have any regard for others. They’ll come across charming and charismatic and mimic real emotions. They’ll pretend that they’re interested in you, but they really don’t know what it's like to be in someone else’s shoes. They’re skilled actors who feign interest to manipulate you for their own personal gains and corporate advancement.

They yell and scream.

Sociopaths tend to be hot headed and spiral out of control. They’ll call you out in front of your colleagues and bite your head off for minor mistakes. It's most likely not even your fault—and probably his. There is no talking to the boss, as he is right and you are wrong.

Supervisors steal the credit.

You’ll labor on a difficult project for months. You’ve sacrificed nights, weekends and family functions to deliver for your manager ahead of schedule. Proudly, you provide the finished product. Behind closed doors, he happily and excitedly tells you how proud he is of you, extols all of your virtues, slaps you on the back and talks about a possible promotion and raise.

At the high-level meeting with senior executives to present the work, your manager takes all of the credit. He pretends that you weren't involved at all. The manager barks at you to scurry back to his office and pick up some key documents that he prepared, which you really prepared.

When you return to the board room, he says “Thanks. You can go back to work now.” As you’re leaving, he adds, “Next time, try to help out a little. Okay?” You can see him shaking his head and grimacing, as if he had to do everything on his own. The other execs laugh at his over-the-top mocking and glare at you as you sheepishly walk out with your head down.

They micromanage.

Your boss is the king. He dictatorially proclaims where you must sit, when you may take your lunch, how you speak, when you must arrive at the office and what time you can leave work at night. He controls every single aspect of your job and work-life. You are subjected to endless degradation, constantly being criticized and corrected.

What’s funny—as if anything can be humorous in this hellhole—is that after the 10th time, he re-edits your work, you hand it back. It's all his work product at this point in time, but he tells you that you did a poor job and must redo it once more.

Sorry, there will be no bonuses.

The official word from your manager is, “According to top management, there will be no raises or bonuses this year.” Mysteriously, you later find out that he received a phenomenal raise and much bigger bonus than last year.

Your boss is unstable and two-faced.

In the morning, your boss is nice, sweet and caring. One small event will then turn him into a monster that is hysterically yelling. After belittling, yelling and embarrassing you, he then says, “Hey, let’s go out for a drink and watch the game,” as if nothing happened.

Me, me, me.

He knows everything about everything and will make sure that you and everyone else knows this. His job, his life, his work and his relationships are the only things that matter. He will spend hours complaining about how difficult it is to be him. Beware! If you accidentally tell him that you broke both of your legs and need to leave early to go to the doctor, he will rip your head off for bringing up personal matters during working hours.

Divide and conquer.

He creates dissent and animosity between co-workers, pitting them against each other for any morsel of credit, raise or promotion.

There’s always a teacher’s pet.

There is always this one person on the team who is a complete idiot, but knows how to butter up the boss to get on his good side. The person is his eyes and ears and will report back to him that you took an extra two minutes in the bathroom. Usually that person will be thrown under the bus and will take the blame for the mess the supervisor has made. The boss will quickly get another pet to train and play with until he’s bored with that person.

Your boss conducts endless meetings and lectures.

You are held prisoner in neverending meetings and closed-door conversations. This jail time is an excuse for him to pontificate about how awesome he is and how horribly incompetent you are.

There is almost no way to win if you’re in this situation. My best advice is to recognize that you’re working for a monster and find ways to extricate yourself from this situation.

The longer you remain in this toxic relationship, the more your self-esteem and confidence will be eroded. You’ll feel beaten, humiliated and depressed.

Treat this like any bad relationship. Cut the cord and your losses. Move onto to a place that appreciates all of the great things you have to offer.

How To Tell If You Work For A Sociopath Or Psychopath

You may start working for someone that seems brilliant, articulate, sensitive, caring and supportive. As time goes on, you realize he may not be all that he seems. Here are some of the signs to watch out for.

www.forbes.com

 

[markppcli]

Isn't that essentially "it sucked when I was an S3, so it will suck for you too"?

Ottawa is a different beast, so sometimes different solutions are ok.

Possibly more that if every Aviator, Sailor and Soldier is now expect to be at work in person than surely those the lead them ought to be as well. Something about knowing your troops and sharing their hardships?

 

[OldSolduer]

Are they issuing free guns or bear spray, for the run from the carpark to the office door?

I fully expect it will be safe. Although the Premier is NDP he is more law and order than the PC government was. My wife actually complimented him the other day.
And I would dearly love to see the results of an a$$hat getting peppered.

 

[markppcli]

Are they issuing free guns or bear spray, for the run from the carpark to the office door?

It’s a bit of a chicken and egg. There’s a strong argument that the virtual abandonment of down towns during Covid has created this whole mess affecting down towns across the country. Stores are boarded up, less people around = more crime and delinquency.

 

[OldSolduer]

It’s a bit of a chicken and egg. There’s a strong argument that the virtual abandonment of down towns during Covid has created this whole mess affecting down towns across the country. Stores are boarded up, less people around = more crime and delinquency.

Portage Place was a wretched hive of scum and villainy and few people other than scum and villains went there. I do believe it is being repurposed

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Both actually. You’ve said similar in other threads too - I’d like it to be true. But it’s not what I’ve seen- Which is anecdotal I can admit that. And not exclusive to the CF.

Ah. Anecdotal. So not able to be corroborated. Or referenced. Or defended.

And to be clear when you say "both actually", you mean that no one of rank is motivated by anything other than power and self-aggrandizement? I am assuming that you are at exactly the same rank that you joined whatever CAF adjacent organization it is that you belong to? That you have never ever been promoted?

Cus otherwise that all just sounds like a tizzy

 

[Colin Parkinson]

It’s a bit of a chicken and egg. There’s a strong argument that the virtual abandonment of down towns during Covid has created this whole mess affecting down towns across the country. Stores are boarded up, less people around = more crime and delinquency.

Listening to my coworkers who had an office downtown Winnipeg, it was that way long before Covid

 

[daftandbarmy]

Listening to my coworkers who had an office downtown Winnipeg, it was that way long before Covid

Welcome to the age of the 'urban doom loop':

How a ‘Golden Era for Large Cities’ Might Be Turning Into an ‘Urban Doom Loop’​

Scholars are increasingly voicing concern that the shift to working from home, spurred by the Covid pandemic, will bring the three-decade renaissance of major cities to a halt, setting off an era of urban decay. They cite an exodus of the affluent, a surge in vacant offices and storefronts, and the prospect of declining property taxes and public transit revenues.

Insofar as fear of urban crime grows, as the number of homeless people increases and as the fiscal ability of government to address these problems shrinks, the amenities of city life are very likely to diminish.

“Our research,” Gupta wrote by email,

emphasizes the possibility of an “urban doom loop” by which decline of work in the center business district results in less foot traffic and consumption, which adversely affects the urban core in a variety of ways (less eyes on the street, so more crime; less consumption; less commuting) thereby lowering municipal revenues and also making it more challenging to provide public goods and services absent tax increases. These challenges will predominantly hit blue cities in the coming years.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Welcome to the age of the 'urban doom loop':

Sounds like the same problems the Granville St "pedestrian mall" was supposed to solve in the '70s.

The "doom loop" is that stuff people used to go downtown for moves out in dribs and drabs closer to where people live. It's a result of reducing travelling distances for commuting and shopping and recreation, but not in the direction the elites would prefer.

 

[FJAG]

They cite an exodus of the affluent, a surge in vacant offices and storefronts, and the prospect of declining property taxes and public transit revenues.

Let's see - a shortage of residential housing AND a glut of empty office buildings downtown?

Sounds like a solution, not a problem.

 

[KevinB]

Let's see - a shortage of residential housing AND a glut of empty office buildings downtown?

Sounds like a solution, not a problem.

Except that Commercial spaces often require significant amounts of work (thus money) to repurpose into living areas. I don’t think the typical bathroom facilities in most office spaces work, so that is plumbing on top of electrical etc.

 

[dapaterson]

Except that Commercial spaces often require significant amounts of work (thus money) to repurpose into living areas. I don’t think the typical bathroom facilities in most office spaces work, so that is plumbing on top of electrical etc.

From what I have read the plumbing issues are the biggest challenge.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Let's see - a shortage of residential housing AND a glut of empty office buildings downtown?

Sounds like a solution, not a problem.

Downtown office conversion programs

www.calgary.ca

 

[Furniture]

Possibly more that if every Aviator, Sailor and Soldier is now expect to be at work in person than surely those the lead them ought to be as well. Something about knowing your troops and sharing their hardships?

Why is every aviator, sailor, and soldier back at work if they can work from home? Because the SM needs to see them daily to feel special?

Next time my techs are working late on a Friday with no scheduled PT I suppose the rest of the CAF should to ensure my techs don't feel left out, and stay late too. My shift workers don't get sports days, or early secure before long weekends, so maybe the rest of the CAF shouldn't... Something about shared hardships and all of that.

I propose all CAF bases charge for parking, just so the rest of the CAF feels the NCR's hardships. Fair is fair after all.

 

[dapaterson]

I propose all CAF bases charge for parking, just the rest of the CAF feels the NCR's hardships. Fair is fair after all.

CRCN's ears are burning.

 

[KevinB]

The other issues with Downtown residential development is that there is a small percentage of the population that want to live there. Realistically you have single professionals, and very young families (as few families want to raise children downtown, let alone schools etc).

 

[Halifax Tar]

I propose all CAF bases charge for parking, just so the rest of the CAF feels the NCR's hardships. Fair is fair after all.

Halifax seconds this motion.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Possibly more that if every Aviator, Sailor and Soldier is now expect to be at work in person than surely those the lead them ought to be as well. Something about knowing your troops and sharing their hardships?

Amen to that...