Engineer vs. Manager

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A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted,
“Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

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Posted in Engineers, Managers at March 4th, 2008. No Comments.

Management Styles

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1. MANAGING BY WALKING FASTER THAN THE EMPLOYEES These kind of managers you will always see in the corridor, ten steps away. “We’ll have to talk” you can hear them say, just as they have disappeared around the corner.

2. MANAGING BY STARING OUT OF THE WINDOW These managers you usually meet with their backside faced to you with their hands in their pockets. When you talk to them, their thoughts keep staring out of the windows.

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Posted in Lists, Managers at January 30th, 2008. No Comments.

If I were an Employer, this would be your Employee Handbook

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DRESS CODE

It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing $350 Prada sneakers and carrying a $600 Gucci Bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress somewhere in-between, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.
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Posted in Jobs, Lists, Managers at January 30th, 2008. No Comments.

HOW TO HUNT ELEPHANTS

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How do you hunt elephants?
MATHEMATICIANS hunt elephants by going to Africa, throwing out everything that is not an elephant, and catching one of whatever is left. Experienced mathematicians will attempt to prove the existence of at least one unique elephant before proceeding to step 1 as a subordinate exercise. Professors of mathematics will prove the existence of at least one unique elephant and then leave the detection and capture of an actual elephant as an exercise for their graduate students. Read More…

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Posted in Engineers, Managers, Salesmen, mathematicians at January 19th, 2008. No Comments.

Corporate Ladder and Sports

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When design engineers get together they often talk about football.

When Middle management meet, they talk about tennis.

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Posted in Corporations, Jobs, Managers at October 14th, 2007. No Comments.

Who Runs the Human Body?

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All the organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was in charge.

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Posted in Jobs, Managers at October 13th, 2007. No Comments.

Try Saying

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TRY SAYING: Perhaps I can work late.

INSTEAD OF: When the fuck do you expect me to do this?

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Posted in Jobs, Managers at October 13th, 2007. No Comments.