JoshuaFox comments on Why officers vs. enlisted? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaFox 01 November 2013 06:57:45AM 0 points [-]

the managers manage employees, and the executives manage managers.

Actually, there are many non-exec managers who manage managers, so that can't be the defining distinction. There are also a tiny handful of execs who don't manage anyone, though that might be just an exceptional case.

Comment author: Lumifer 01 November 2013 04:21:32PM 1 point [-]

The definition of "executive" is fuzzy and there has been some inflation over time. Look at titles, e.g. vice president. Fifty years ago it meant you're a big shot, nowadays it usually means you're a middle manager.

Note that there is also a separate, legal concept of "officers of the corporation" which is a different thing.