Boss wants too muchThursday, August 9th, 2007 with No Comments »

For thirty years, Johnson had arrived at work at 9A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late.
Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M. passed without Johnson’s arrival, it caused a sensation. All work ceased, and the boss himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the […]

Changed HR policiesFriday, August 3rd, 2007 with No Comments »

Casual Fridays:
Week 1 - Memo No. 1
Effective this week, the company is adopting Fridays as Casual Day. Employees are free to dress in the casual attire of their choice.
Week 3 - Memo No. 2
Spandex and leather micro-miniskirts are not appropriate attire for Casual Day. Neither are string ties, rodeo belt buckles or moccasins.
Week 6 - […]

Company buzz wordsFriday, July 27th, 2007 with No Comments »

New Corporate Buzz Words for the 90’s
Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone who doesn’t work out obsessively.
Seagull Manager: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, and then […]

ONE DAY WHILE SCAFFOLDINGWednesday, July 18th, 2007 with No Comments »

Steve, Bob, and Jeff were working on a very high scaffolding one day when suddenly, Steve falls off and is killed instantly. After the ambulance leaves with Steve’s body, Bob and Jeff realize that one of them is going to have to tell Steve’s wife.Bob says he’s good at this sort of sensitive stuff, so […]

Where to Place ThemTuesday, May 8th, 2007 with No Comments »

Take the prospective employees you are trying to place and put them in a room with only a table and two chairs. Leave them alone for two hours, without any instruction. At the end of that time, go back and see what they are doing.
If they have taken the table apart, put them in Engineering.
If […]

Busines star signsTuesday, May 8th, 2007 with No Comments »

Instead of star signs, what’s your business sign?
Marketing
You are ambitious yet stupid. You chose a marketing degree to avoid having to study in college, concentrating instead on drinking and socializing which is pretty much what your job responsibilities are now. Least compatible with sales.
Sales
Laziest of all signs, often referred to as “marketing without […]

Why you and the boss are totally differentTuesday, May 8th, 2007 with No Comments »

When you take a long time, you’re slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough.
When you don’t do it, you’re lazy.
When your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy.
When you make a mistake, you’re an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake, he’s only human.
When doing something without being told, you’re overstepping your authority.
When your […]

Who’s in charge?Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 with No Comments »

All the organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was in charge.
“I should be in charge”, said the brain, because I run all the body’s systems, so without me nothing would happen”.
“I should be in charge”, said the blood, “because I circulate oxygen all over, so without me you’d all […]

Notice to EmployeesTuesday, May 8th, 2007 with No Comments »

SICKNESS
We will no longer accept your doctors’ statements as proof. We believe if you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to work.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR SURGERY
We are no longer allowing this practice. As long as you are employed here, you will need all of whatever you have and should not consider […]

ManagementTuesday, May 8th, 2007 with No Comments »

A man flying in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. Reducing altitude, he spotted a man on the ground and descended to shouting range.
“Excuse me,” he shouted. “Can you help me? I promised my friend I would meet him a half hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”
The man below responded: […]