welcome to the collective where the individual doesn't matter. "surrender! it is futile to resist." working for a living can definitely be the pits. take care gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "_JMDL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:01 PM Subject: Re: under [blank] NJC
> My boss'es boss took me to lunch last week and advised me for 15 minutes > that expressing myself is "unprofessional". Then he said that if > something's bothering me, I should know that I can always "talk it over" > with him. I said, "Great. Should we do that in person or by email?" > > He more fully explained (over the following ADDITIONAL 20 minutes) that he > meant when I feel anger about a policy I should let it "roll off" as if it > was rainwater. > > I'm not a smart man but I finally realized that he was trying to say "I have > an open-door policy as long as you promise to never, ever use it. And keep > your mouth shut." > > Naturally, since one can not actually 'mouth' those words, it actually takes > 35 minutes to convey what one doesn't DARE to speak out loud for fear of > being unprofessional. > > Oh. Got it. > > So, I'll bring my sarcasm to THIS table instead: > > "One nation > under-achieving > with conformity > and mediocrity..... > for all." > > Lamadoo > > > Alison E wrote: > > > > LOL! that's what my friend and I came up with last > > night.... > > one nation, under [blank], with [blankety] and [blank] > > for all.
