Volkswagen and the Blame the Engineer Game
Saying the compliance department exists to make sure the company adheres to the law is like saying the HR department is there for employees. That is what they say, but in reality it&#x27;s the other way around: Compliance acts to protect the company against the law. This has clearly failed at WV.<p>Also the post assumes a big organisation operates as a whole. My experience is that management high up are either competent and evil, or ambitious and ignorant. That mix lends itself to all kinds of random organisational behaviour. I know nothing about WV, but I assume many people knew this but did not think too much of it (everyone cheats), thought it would help their career (hit that target), or wanted their company become the largest car manufacturer in the world.