An employee at a large aerospace company has finally gone insane and exploded after being exposed to years of corporate stupidity. The last straw was the realisation that his innovative project was stuck in an endless loop of pointless bureaucracy. The man, who wanted to discuss a simple but critical topic with his supplier, was blocked … Continue reading Spontaneous Combustion Result Of Loop Of Stupidity
So says reformed criminal Rodney Jones, who spent 12 months at an open prison and now works at an automotive company as an administrative assistant. "At prison I got 3 meals in a day, I had time to reflect on things and I got to learn. Here I just sit and watch the clock while … Continue reading Work Less Stimulating Than Prison Says Ex-Con
Manfred Eckstein has been working at a large pharmaceutical conglomerate for 10 years in the same position. In all this time, Manfred had not taken advantage of the highly advertised internal job market to look for career opportunities. Manfred's tasks had become repetitive and in a moment of self-reflection, Manfred decided to look for a … Continue reading Faked internal job market revealed as engagement initiative
Innovators at a multinational company have devised a novel solution to the problem of an excessive number of executives and middle managers. The 'management', typically in their 50s or older, have been criticised for costing too much, blocking progress, maintaining silos, infighting, and generally not living up to the company's own stated values. The solution: … Continue reading Executives and Managers Finally Find Purpose
The CEO of a major automotive supplier has had a breakdown after a series of 'anxiety attacks', it has been revealed. 57-year-old Manfred Schmidt had been feeling increasingly fearful and vulnerable in the last few months. He had lost all hope in the future and the people within his own company. "It all started with … Continue reading Secrecy program revealed after breakdown
Insurance company LAXIAL, which has spent years encouraging its employees to become more 'authentic', has seen the number of people quitting skyrocket. 5 years ago, the company began to encourage people to go on a journey of 'self realisation'; to cast away their professional facades and discover who they really were. Amongst the many quitters … Continue reading Personal Authenticity Campaign Results In Mass Exodus
Analysis of executive level emails has revealed a shocking fact: most internal emails between the different executives are related only to petty infighting with each other. PhD students studying executive behaviours asked some of the biggest blue chip companies in the world, if they could use Big Data to analyse the way in which business … Continue reading Laughable: Executive Communication Equivalent to 4 Year Old Children
A man given a nomination letter to run a project, has failed to attract any followers, it has emerged. The 'high potential future leader' of the company, John Smith, was unilaterally nominated to run the project by the board of executives. A move seen at the working level as deeply unpopular and symptomatic of the … Continue reading Man With Nomination Letter Fails To Attract Followers
An investigation performed by the Georgia State University interviewing thousands of travelers at a major airport has now revealed: 95% of all business travel are without positive effect on the business. Background research even revealed one company spending over 80% of its revenues on business trips. Incentivizing travel activity as a form of agility has … Continue reading Proof: Traveling not only bad for the environment
Two years ago, a large municipal administration started an ambitious transformation program. It introduced flexible working spaces, a "fun at work" initiative, and a social media platform. The adoption of the social media platform was rather sluggish in the first year: the employees simply didn't understand why they should use it. Consequently, a performance target … Continue reading Digital Immigrants Disconnected After Update
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