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Any Of These Bosses Sound Familiar?
nunn
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Does this sound like any place you've ever worked?
1. "As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks."
(This was the winning quote from Fred Dales at Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, WA.)
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2. "What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter."
(Lykes Lines Shipping)
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3. "E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business."
(Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company)
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4. "This project is so important, we can't let things that are more important interfere with it."
(Advertising/Marketing manager, United Parcel Service)
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5. "Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule."
(Plant manager, Delco Corporation)
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6. No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now, go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them."
(R&D supervisor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing/3M Corp.)
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7. Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say."
(Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)
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8. My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday. When I told my Boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year. He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday. He said, "That would be better for me."
(Shipping executive, FTD Florists)
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9. We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees."
(Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)
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10. One day my Boss asked me to submit a status report to him concerning a project I was working on. I asked him if tomorrow would be soon enough. He said, "If I wanted it tomorrow, I would have waited until tomorrow to ask for it!"
(New business manager, Hallmark Greeting Cards)
SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
1. "As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks."
(This was the winning quote from Fred Dales at Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, WA.)
_________________________________________________________
2. "What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter."
(Lykes Lines Shipping)
_________________________________________________________
3. "E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business."
(Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company)
_______________________________________________________
4. "This project is so important, we can't let things that are more important interfere with it."
(Advertising/Marketing manager, United Parcel Service)
________________________________________________________
5. "Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule."
(Plant manager, Delco Corporation)
_________________________________________________________
6. No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now, go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them."
(R&D supervisor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing/3M Corp.)
_________________________________________________________
7. Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say."
(Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)
_________________________________________________________
8. My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday. When I told my Boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year. He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday. He said, "That would be better for me."
(Shipping executive, FTD Florists)
_________________________________________________________
9. We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees."
(Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)
_________________________________________________________
10. One day my Boss asked me to submit a status report to him concerning a project I was working on. I asked him if tomorrow would be soon enough. He said, "If I wanted it tomorrow, I would have waited until tomorrow to ask for it!"
(New business manager, Hallmark Greeting Cards)
SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
Comments
This year I'm trying my best to accomodate him. Be careful what you ask for.
(This from a supervisor of maintenance for the State of Kansas.)
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In any case... I've discovered that the worst thing anyone could do is be smarter than the boss. Thus begins the process of "natural selection" as the boss will almost certainly choose someone a bit less bright as a minion.
Murphy's Law has proven correct in most instances in that a boss truly has risen to the peak of his/her incompetence. Only by being slightly "better" at what the boss does, and a bit more stupid, will one succeed.
Over the years I've discovered a way to handle this problem. First, it's basic to survival to be competent at whatever you do (and make sure that it's something vital to the outfit you work for). Second, make sure you're not part of the political game within the company. Third, be very prepared to share with anyone that you were looking for a job when you found this one. Last, don't expect a big promotion, but enjoy the fact that you can live with yourself no matter what.
And always keep an eye out for that one exception to the rule... A decent boss who appreciates, rewards, councils, and lives by doing unto others as he/she would wish others would do to him/her. That one's a keeper!
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