May depend on Telstra's internal demograpghic culture. If the upline is too full of babyboomers, that haven't retired yet, then it may make a conservative decision? Telstra's upline is employed via management contracts (3-5 year tenure).
Anyone that has worked in the govt (State and Fed) since the late eighties and early nineties know that it only takes one alpha male/female at the 'sign off' level to dictate to all below to not argue with them when constructing the brief that gets presented to the Board - otherwise you don't get your bonus or contract renewed. You end up being 'on the nose'. Get managed out - moved sideways - don't get the next promotion. Only 'yes men' get ahead. It really is a conga line of ..... (re Mark Latham's comment). It's basic anthropology.
The older brigade don't cane the facebook stuff as much as the youngies do. Let's hope there's a lot of 'younger turks' around in the Telstra decision loop to shake the cardigan wearing brigade out of their sleepy hollows. It would be a good question to ask the managers that decide not to go ahead with the sign-up i.e "do you use facebook every day etc." If they say no - then there's your answer. They just don't get it - yet. But at that stage no one will have the balls to question them (with vigour).
If it doesn't get up this time - it surely will next time after the Telstra oldies become full time lawn clippers, baby sitters and and footpath strollers.
Cheers :)
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