I left F5 Networks due to its shift to share holder value over quality of products
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The Friedman Doctrine (1970):
Economist Milton Friedman published an influential essay arguing that a corporation’s sole social responsibility is to increase its profits for shareholders.1981 Business Roundtable: The Business Roundtable officially embraced shareholder primacy, moving away from the idea that companies owedany duty to employees, customers, and communities.
Rise of Shareholder Value (1980s–1990s):
Executive compensation became heavily tied to stock options and quarterly earnings reports, incentivizing rapid revenue growth and cost-cutting over long-term product quality.
There you have it. Employees and customers be damned
@ba especially at f5
@OP Enshitification occurs in every industry and at all levels.