Rants

Gold Plating

Well, it has been another fun week at The Company with Skinny Project roaring like a giant T-rex looking for prey. That prey, of course, is us employees and one of its weapons is something called “gold plating.” For those who don’t know, “gold plating” is also described as over delivering on your product. So in our case, if we…

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Death of a Cheerleader

OK, so no cheerleader actually dies in this story, which continues the ongoing saga of “Skinny Project” at The Company. This tale is the tale of The Cheerleader (I love these Doctor Who Time Lord-styled names), a manager at The Company who has apparently lost their job as part of Skinny Project. But let me step back a bit first……

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The Company Strikes Back!

For maximum effect, play the “Emperor’s Theme” from Empire Strikes Back while reading this. Well, The Company finally did it. I really have the feeling I got when I worked at WorldCom (and where are they now?) when they were going through all of their cost-cutting measures to include slash-and-burn tactics for jobs. The only difference is that WorldCom’s stock…

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My Company Needs More Money

I want the company I work at (hereafter known as “The Company”) to do well. After all, if The Company does well and I continue to perform well, my job is secure. However, I start having problems with The Company when things are reportedly going well as far as the public knows, but privately, there are desperate measures being taken…

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