I have been pretty much out of the loop for a while and have just recently
begun to read this list regularly again. Not my plan but just the way
reality has worked out in this case.
The *tongue-in-cheek* nature of the referenced post speaks volumes about
the *realities* of modern corporate life.
A while back a introduced a topic that was called something like a Small
Business Grows. I would like to resurrect that topic again in a
(hopefully) soon-to-be-posted update to that story.
In the mean time, I was struck by the coincidental(?) set of Dilbert
cartoons that have come my way recently. The first shows the
pointy-haired boss talking to a consultant (Dogbert) about easing the pain
and suffering of pending lay-offs. The consultant responds by asking
about generous severence payments. The boss counters with the statement
that that would only increase his pain and suffering.
The second shows the boss announcing the method by which those to be laid
off would be identified and notified. He plans to walk around during the
day and randomly stamp *Invalid* on the backs of these people. When
challenged he looks up and shouts, "Isn't that the Goodyear blimp?"
This Sunday's strip has the boss soaking wet and entertaining a suggestion
by Dilbert and Wally to dry his clothes in the breakroom microwave. They,
of course, will guard the door so no one will walk in on the naked boss.
Then, after comments about reduced company loyalty due to recent lay-offs,
they tell the woman co-worker that there are free goodies in the
breakroom.
Somehow this flows very well with the mathematical principles explained by
Jan in her post.
--Clyde Howell orgpsych@csra.net
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