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| #2208 Company buzz words New Corporate Buzz Words for the 90,s
Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise... |
| #2207 Murphy`s work laws MURPHY,S LAWS ON WORK
A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the pants.
Don,t be irreplaceable, if you can,t be replaced, you can,t be promoted.
The more crap you put u... |
| #2206 Have a life after death "Do you believe in life after death?" the boss asked one of his employees.
"Yes, Sir." the new recruit replied.
"Well, then, that makes everything just fine," the boss went on. "After you left... |
| #2205 The resume bloopers These are taken from real resumes and cover letters and were printed in Fortune Magazine:
1. I demand a salary commiserate with my extensive experience.
2. I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor... |
| #2204 Have incredible dogs Four workers were discussing how smart their dogs were. The first was an engineer who said his dog could do math calculations. His dog was named "T-Square", and he told him to get some paper and draw ... |
| #2203 Application rejections Baxter Conners
Vice President
Company 203
203 Wall St.
New York, NY 10015
Dear Mr. Conners,
Thank you for your letter of February 17th. After careful consideration I regret to inform you tha... |
| #2202 Fun with telemarketers What to say to a telemarketer! One of the things that has always bugged me (and I,m sure it has most of you, too) is to sit down to dinner only to be interrupted by a phone call from a telemarketer. I... |
| #2201 Identifying wasted time TO: ALL PERSONNEL
FROM: ACCOUNTING
It has come to our attention recently that many of you have been turning in timesheets that specify large amounts of "Miscellaneous Unproductive Time" (Code 530... |
| #2200 Play the Office Game Here,s a way to spice up your office. Pick two or three colleagues and agree to play the Office Game which awards points as follows:
ONE POINT
Run one lap around the office at top speed. Walk s... |
| #2199 Mistakes on a resume These are from actual resumes:
"Personal: I,m married with 9 children. I don,t require prescription drugs.
"I am extremely loyal to my present firm, so please don,t let them know of my immedia... |
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