Economic rationalization

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If you've ever worked for a boss who reacts before getting the facts and thinking things through, you will love this!

Arcelor-Mittal Steel, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers.

On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He asked the guy, "How much money do you make a week?"

A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, "I make $400 a week. Why?"
The CEO said, "Wait right here." He walked back to his office, came back in two minutes, and handed the guy $1,600 in cash and said, "Here's four weeks' pay. Now GET OUT and don't come back."

Feeling pretty good about himself the CEO looked around the room and asked, "Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?"

From across the room a voice said, "Pizza delivery guy from Domino's."

[rrich]

I've known a few like that in my working years. Most were screamers.

I had one, Region Sales Manager, that wanted to know why he and I (a propeller head) had problems.
I told him that I never knew when to believe him. Then I explained that as a manager dealing with employees and their questions there were only THREE answers.
1 ~ The truth
2 ~ "I don't know, but I'll find out."
3 ~ "I can't tell you that."

His response was, "That's a joke, right?"

A week or so later the VP of sales calls me. In a polite but demanding tone he asks if I told the Region Sales Manager the THREE answers. I confirmed and then he asked if the RSM thought it was a joke. Again I confirmed but I asked if there were more than three. The VP stammered a bit, a bit of silence and then he said, "No only three. But you're a propeller head and supposed to stick with binary." We both laughed and then he then told me to take SWMBO out to dinner and submit the expense to him.

About a month later it was announced that the RSM was moving on to another company.

[doug3030]

We used to call them "Seagull Managers"

They fly in, flap around and make lots of squawking noises, $h!t all over everything, then fly out again.

Cheers

Doug

[AlexS]

Doug, you forgot the bit about them taking anything they can.

We used to post a 'Seagull Alert' on the notice board when they were expected, even though we were several hundred km from the sea. None of them ever asked about it. (Yeah, I know, there's seagulls at Menindee.)