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How does one know when middle and senior management have no clue? Here's your sign....

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    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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      https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

      Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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      Contrariwise, I always get irked when they issue a stapler and a lifetime supply of staples to every new employee. There is no need for everyone to have a stapler. Just put one in each printer station.

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        Contrariwise, I always get irked when they issue a stapler and a lifetime supply of staples to every new employee. There is no need for everyone to have a stapler. Just put one in each printer station.

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        Let's be honest, for some management types a stapler is about the most complicated machine they can actually use.

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          https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

          Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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          charlieg wrote:

          Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

          Closed and moved to a private (and presumably pro-racist) site behind a paywall.

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            Let's be honest, for some management types a stapler is about the most complicated machine they can actually use.

            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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            Nah, they delegate that tricky stuff.

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              https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

              Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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              Their lips move?

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                What about cutting on the "fitness classes"? They should enforce those! This lady is not the brightest light in the harbor.

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                  https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                  Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                  How does one know when middle and senior management have no clue? When they arrive at the office.

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                    Their lips move?

                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    Came here to comment this

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                      Contrariwise, I always get irked when they issue a stapler and a lifetime supply of staples to every new employee. There is no need for everyone to have a stapler. Just put one in each printer station.

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                      It disappears in someone's desk drawer in 0.001 ns.

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                        https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                        Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                        A VP at a former employer was shocked to learn that there was an average of more than one workstation/terminal per developer, so an edict was issued that the ratio had to be reduced to 1. Never mind that different components of our system had to be developed on different workstations/terminals and that quite a few developers worked on more than one component. Someone with a brass pair then circulated a similar edict that there were far too many chairs, and that the ratio had to be reduced to 1. It anticipated and answered various questions, such as "What about conference rooms?" Here, the answer was that chairs without wheels would be retrofitted. The workstation/terminal edict was quietly forgotten.

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                          https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                          Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                          charlieg wrote:

                          Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                          I guess that this is the one that you are alluding to: Just Ask They Guy: The Hard Truth - : Employees as your biggest asset - Yes or No ?[^] and repeated at Weekend Round Up: The EEOC and disputing common wisdom | KRESS[^] etc

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                            https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                            Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                            That's a question? I always thought it was just a given.

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                              Let's be honest, for some management types a stapler is about the most complicated machine they can actually use.

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                              charlieg
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                              exactly my point. Although I agree wit not issuing everyone a stapler, the fact that senior management rants about it was my point :)

                              Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                charlieg wrote:

                                Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                                Closed and moved to a private (and presumably pro-racist) site behind a paywall.

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                seriously? SA is about as non-racist as you can get. Humanity gives him an unending amount of material to work with.

                                Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                  charlieg wrote:

                                  Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                                  I guess that this is the one that you are alluding to: Just Ask They Guy: The Hard Truth - : Employees as your biggest asset - Yes or No ?[^] and repeated at Weekend Round Up: The EEOC and disputing common wisdom | KRESS[^] etc

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                                  no, but it's funny. This is the one where one VP asks another, "hey, what's up big guy?" and the other answers, "I'm worried. Some of my decisions are coming back to haunt me." The other responds, "Don't worry, we'll schedule a re-org." :)

                                  Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                                    Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                    They better keep their hands off of my vintage red Swingline! :laugh:

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                                      seriously? SA is about as non-racist as you can get. Humanity gives him an unending amount of material to work with.

                                      Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                      Dilbert cartoon dropped by US newspapers over creator’s racist comments | US news | The Guardian[^] As this effectively liquidated his revenue stream, Dilbert went behind a paywall within days of being dropped.

                                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                        https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter[^] Any time a VP or an executive VP starts fussing about staplers, you know you're in trouble. Their bad decisions are catching up with them. Where is that dilbert cartoon when you need it?

                                        Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.

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                                        Shouldn't they shift their focus on printer paper rather than staplers? Printer paper necessitates the use of staplers, and they should cut down on the root rather than one branch of the cost-tree.

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                                          Dilbert cartoon dropped by US newspapers over creator’s racist comments | US news | The Guardian[^] As this effectively liquidated his revenue stream, Dilbert went behind a paywall within days of being dropped.

                                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                          Robin DiAngelo and Scott Adams: Double Standard on Race | National Review[^] Its all relative...

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