May 20, 2010, 8:20 pm
Rajah the time-management maven
The performance review. It is one of the most insidious, most damaging, and yet most ubiquitous of corporate activities. We all hate it. And yet nobody does anything about it. – Sam Culbert
I was subjected to this idiocy for three years by an incompetent, corrupt boob who had lied his way into his position and had no idea what he was doing (couldn’t even send email without help). He piled all his work on me and spent most of the day walking around the office rearranging furniture. When he dumped even more work on me and I mentioned that I was having trouble getting everything done, he gave me advice on time management.
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Sam Culbert says, get rid of the performance review. I say, get rid of the managers who subject their subordinates to these pointless and insulting exercises.
May 17, 2010, 11:01 am
Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier:
CROP FAILURE
Yes, we try to be “part of the team,”
But we find ourselves wanting to scream
When what rose to the top –
So-called “cream of the crop” –
Is a rancid and foul sour cream.
From the archive:
GRADUATION DAZE
There once was a student named Bob
Who stood out from the mortarboard mob;
Now he’s got his diploma,
But he’s caught in a coma
‘Cause he can’t find a well-paying job.
(2009)
Last week’s limerick:
OBAMA DOCTRINE
There’s no need for a war on terror.
Just say no to the c’est-la-guerrer.
Everything will be ducky
As long as we’re lucky
And the terrorist makes an error.
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