>> But where's the accountability? "John Dough over in <dept> authorized us to spend $75,000 on this video." ??????????????<<
Funny punster (Dough instead of Doe), Mike. Accountability to who? First of all, you need to work in a large company to understand accountability such as this. Each entity has their own budget and rules for accountability. In a company as big as Microsoft, GM, any of the big three accounting firms, Exxon Mobil, Walmart, etc. you try to break these groups into profit/loss centers under a standard corporate hierarchy. Each one of them has a goal to make money, or defined budget to not lose more than a specified amount. Meet or exceed the expectations and life is good. Just because you think this is a waste of money does not mean it is. Any one of the company videos could have been developed as a team building exercise, marketing, or even as a spoof. If the group is meeting the targets for profitability it won't be a problem internally. If the company is profitable, it won't be a problem. Microsoft is not the only company producing videos these days. I have seen this at several other large companies I have worked at and for over the years. We can also look at the upside. *If* Microsoft did produce this video and paid for it, people made money. Videographers who shot the video, editors, producers, the video company and stockholders, extras, catering people, sound people, grips, etc. The economy is better. But no one here knows how this video was created, who created it, what it cost, or how it was funded. For all you know, it could have been created by some upstart video company for free, trying to get an in at another project or building their corporate resume. It could have even been created by a competitor to make the other company look stupid. Lots of possibilities, and lots of assumptions. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
