[SOC] SOC 101

[Robert Naumann]

Bob,

Sadly, "Dilbert" is the reality in today's American corporate environment.

This one is especially accurate:

Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say."
(Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)

The key problem there is what if the executive doesn't know what he's doing?
Underlying it is also the common theme of saying one thing and doing
another. 

Thankfully, I have left that world and am enjoying work for the first time
in many years.

73,

Bob W5OV


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Baxter [mailto:aa7eq.ham at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:00 PM
To: Second Class Operators' Club
Subject: [SOC] SOC 101

Dilbert Management Today

A magazine recently ran a "Dilbert Quotes" contest. They were looking
for people to submit quotes from their real-life Dilbert-type
managers. These were voted the top ten quotes from Dilbert managers in
corporate America , circa 2004:

"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, Microsoft Corp. in
Redmond WA)

"What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might
encounter."  (Lykes Lines Shipping)

"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)

"This project is so important we can't let things that are more
important interfere with it."  (Advertising/Marketing manager, United
Parcel Service)

"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule." (Plant
Manager, Delco Corporation)

"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.)

Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say."
(Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)

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)

"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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