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An Uninspired Poem

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Corporate Job

fired / booted / canned / got the chop / got the axe / terminated / dismissed / laid-off / discharged / pink-slipped / sacked / downsized / let go / dehired / re-deployed

moved on to other opportunities

souless / inhumane / greedy / ass-kissing / arrogant / thoughtless / spineless / control-freak / micro-manager / petty / insecure / manipulative / political

climbing to the top on the backs of others

lively / learned / happy / fulfilled / valued / priorities-straight / wiser / healthier / skinnier / richer

without you

Let them eat cake!

Monday, May 21st, 2007

The Company held decapitation day earlier this year, and this time the CEOs grabbed the ax themselves, bloodied their hands a little and lopped off the head of their own executioner.

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How my Pettiness Cursed an Innocent Family

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

It was bound to happen, right? This town is just too small for me not to run into the folks who fired me at The Company. I had hoped, however, that no innocent bystanders would get hurt when it did happen. My hope was in vain.
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“Be Prepared” – No Longer a Motto just for Scouts

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Today there is another great post on the Escape from Cubicle Nation site. In light of the recent Intel layoffs, this post gives some sound advice on how to “shore up” your finances and get together a “back-up” plan for your career so you are not entirely dependent on the one job you have now – which if you are in the software industry you will most likely lose within the next 1 to 3 years. I have three concerns, however, that this article does not address.

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Amen, Sister!!

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Check out this article on the Escape from Cubicle Nation website. I couldn’t have said it better, myself!

http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/get_a_life_blog/2006/05/open_letter_to_.html

How do you recover leadership and credibility after you’ve killed morale?

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Work in a bad environment? Feeling blue about your job? Stressful layoffs, reorgs, and company politics getting you down? That’s ok — have a snack on the company — free junk-food (laced with anti-depressants) will make all your worries go away. Any company willing to invest its own money in bulk junk food clearly values you, so munch away on us!
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Sleazy is as Sleazy Does

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

My mind is really racing today for a variety of reasons that I want to touch on in later posts. It is too much to put down in one post, and it is all a jumble in my brain. Still, I’m too excited to keep it internalized, so I want to touch on my thoughts now, before they fade. Then, I can focus on each one and fully develop them later.

I came up with the title for this post on the bus home today, and I’m not entirely sure it fits. I guess what I am trying to convey is that it doesn’t matter what you say or how many shiny pamphlets of The Company’s fabulous values you produce – as the leaders of a company (or any kind of leader – a parent, a sports coach, a member of the neighborhood association) it is what you DO that people notice and remember. If what you DO doesn’t match that shiny pamphlet or your teary-eyed heart felt speech, then you will be viewed as a person who lacks integrity. People may continue to follow you – to a point – for money or whatever agenda they have. However, they won’t take any risks for you, they certainly will not trust you, and they will never be loyal to you. To put it in the words of the movie “Office Space” they will only do enough to not get fired, and most of them are probably polishing their resumes, surfing the help wanted ads in their spare time, or gunning for your job behind your back.
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I want to work for Carmine Coyote!

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Here is another Slow Leadership article that is unbelievable! This is exactly how I felt in my uninspired job. It pretty much describes the day I started as a temp until the day I was fired (minus that lovely year when I had a manger who shared info with me, trusted me, wasn’t politically two-faced, and fought for our department to be trusted. She was laid off pretty swiftly.) I kept telling my last manager that the executives could say anything they wanted, but it is what they do that reveals how much they value their employees.
http://www.slowleadership.org/2006/06/mistrust-and-trust.html

I guess it isn’t just me.

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Check out this article by: Paul Kaihla of Business 2.0 Magazine.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/02/technology/business2_nextjobboom_cover0502/index.htm

Here is an exerpt:
“The number of workers who are delivering take-this-job-and-shove-it speeches and bailing for more rewarding, less spirit-crushing work is at a five-year high.”

Difficult Decisions of an Uninspired Company

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Did I work in a sit-com? I have to share with you one of the last things that happened at The Company before they kicked my lovely butt out the door. This could easily be an episode of “The Office.” I suppose TV shows, movies, and comic strips are funny because they are based on nuggets of truth. (more…)