 | #381 Performance evaluation translations
A keen analyst: Thoroughly confused.
Accepts new job assignments willingly: Never finishes a job.
Active socially: Drinks heavily.
Alert to company developments: An office gossip.
Approach... |
| #380 Employee want ad translations
Energetic self-starter: You,ll be working on commission.
Entry level position: We will pay you the lowest wages allowed by law.
Experience required: We do not know the first thing about any of t... |
| #379 Signs Technology Took Over Your Life
by Joe Mullich, AmericanWay Magazine, November 15, 1994
1. Your stationery is more cluttered than Warren Beatty,s address book. The letterhead lists a fax number, e-mail addresses for two on-line... |
| #378 Bosses versus workers
When I take a long time, I am slow.
When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough.
When I don,t do it, I am lazy.
When my boss doesn,t do it, he,s too busy.
When I do it without being told, I... |
| #377 The work qualification test
Murphy applied for an engineering position at an Irish firm based in Dublin. An American applied for the same job and both applicants having the same qualifications were asked to take a test by the De... |
| #376 How to look busy
Generally, this will not be a concern until you are promoted to an executive position. But once you,ve created the illusion that you serve even the slightest purpose at your place of "business," there... |
| #375 The accident report
Dear Sir,
I am writing in response to your request for additional information for block number 3 of the accident reporting form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You said in your ... |
| #374 The boss tells some jokes
The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up. Everybody, but one girl laughed uproariously.
"What,s the matter?" grumble... |
| #373 Stop being late to work
Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn,t do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor wh... |
| #372 Lawyers arrive in Japan
Take heart, America. Three monkey wrenches have been thrown into Japan,s well-oiled economic machine. It,s only a mater of time before that powerful engine of productivity begins to sputter and fail.
... |
| #371 The results of a government study
For the past three years, the government has worked hard and spent many tax dollars to find the approval ratings for unemployment.
They have concluded that a 7% unemployment level is acceptable to ... |
| #370 The corporate boat race
An American automobile company and a Japanese auto company decided to have a competitive boat race on the Detroit River. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big ... |
| #369 Business one-liners 127
Whistler,s Law: You never know who is right, but you always know who is in charge.
Whitehead,s Law: The obvious answer is always overlooked.
William,s Law: There is no mechanical problem so diff... |
| #368 Business one-liners 126
Vuilleumier,s Laws For Building Electronic Prototypes: First Law - Any pre-cut equipment is too short; this is specially true of optic fiber cables with expensive connectors at both ends. Second Law -... |
| #367 Business one-liners 125
Schemmer,s Law (Organization & Programs): When an organization faces a 20 year threat, it responds with 15-year programs, organized with 5-year plans, managed by 3-year directors, and funded by 1-year... |
