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> Imo you don't fire people for generating bad ideas, that just creates a culture of not thinking outside the box.

No, you fire people for generating ideas that are shady and against your own policies.



disagree. brainstorming should never be seen as a negative. trying to _promote_ and _act_ on shady ideas is the problem.


“What if we just charge a bunch of hidden recurring fees?”

Some ideas are so bad they indicate that you aren’t aligned with the goals of the company


ok, i agree that an idea that’s actively malicious toward your customer should maybe be a fireable offense. That’s extreme but we can agree. :)


Agreed, even when brainstorming there needs to be left and right bounds. It needs to be constructive and it needs to align to the vision.




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