Howdy,

Thing I like 'bout ol' Joe is he saves me time.  I don't have to write
stuff, he does it for me.
Top job Joe.

As a personal addendum I would ^h^h^h^h^h will add - I don't have a lot of
time left on this mudball and I will not allow anyone to squander it. You
need a nice smooth yes man that needs 40 hours and a paycheck look for the
guy that's 40-50 or so years old and wonders where his life went.

James L. Trudeau
and yeah I left the whole discourse attached.  Nail it to the wall
of someone that needs it.  Not that it will do any good.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Geiser [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 1999 9:47 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: PCWeek Ad
>
> John after my tirade,
>
> > >If people have to be led by the hand by (mostly clueless)
> > bosses, we'll
> > >never get anywhere because many executives know what the web is, or
> > what a
> > >PC is, but have no clue (hence, clueless) as to how it can help their
> > >companies be more competitive.
> >
> > Oh yes, I agree that the technical people should not have to be led
> > around in doing their jobs. What I'm saying is that corporate
> > direction
> > comes down from the boss not up from the grunts. We grunts don't have
> > the information to lead like that. We are not privy to those private
> > meetings that go on in the board room.
>
> Depending on how your company is run (dilbert-friendly,
> non-dilbert-frieldly, etc.) - it is the job of every individual to bring
> information on how an operation can run better, to their employer's
> attention.  Yes, I agree that not every company welcomes such information
> (my former employer is one of them, hence why I'm outta there), but it is
> your responsibility to try.
>
> (The term for this type of individual is "squeaky wheel", and it's not bad
> to be one sometimes.  Many people on this list, many PROMINENT people on
> this list, are squeaky wheels, and not afraid to admit it.)
>
> If you don't do this, you are doing your company a disservice.  If the
> company does not seriously look at suggestions, then they are doing the
> people who work with them a disservice. (These would be
> "dilbert-unfriendly"
> - right?)
>
> Sure, we don't know what goes on in boardrooms, fine.  What goes on in
> boardrooms usually is the CEO raking the CFO over the coals for having to
> release a "less than expected earnings report" causing their stock to
> tumble, or some other executive who hasn't had the foresight to implement
> technology which would permit the company to run a little leaner or maybe
> more efficient...hmmmm?  This, of course, could have turned around that
> "less than expected earnings report" that the CFO had to come up with...
>
> You can make a difference - and it's been done by many people (and I wish
> they would speak the hell up already) --- if properly constructed, and you
> can show how the company saves money or benefits in another tangible ways,
> a
> proposal to infuse technology into the legacy operation can be made, and
> seriously considered by the company.
>
> The problem is (and I will need to get the flamesuit out, I guess), is
> that
> MANY people go to work, do what they're told, put in their 8-hours (or
> pound
> of flesh, whichever comes first), and work for the mere reason of
> obtaining
> that (pick your timing/frequency) paycheck, and for no other reason.  This
> may not apply to you personally and is not directed to any one person -
> but
> look at yourself and your career... are you really just in it for that
> paycheck, or do you want/need something else?
>
> If you work just to get that biweekly (or whatever) paycheck, don't come
> looking to work here, and quite a few other places I know of.  We (and
> other
> employers) want you to bring your brain, your ideas, your willingness to
> learn, and yes, you do have to follow some direction (don't come to an
> interview here in a suit, after we told you casual, you will not get much
> of
> an interview, and you definately won't get the job!).  We (and other
> employers) don't shoot down ideas (no matter how off-the-wall),  because
> some of the most "off-the-wall" ideas have been some of the BEST ideas!
>
> In other words, it's a two way street.  Your employer owes you honesty and
> integrity and a paycheck... as well as owing you your voice to be heard.
> You owe your employer your ideas, your feedback, as well as your 8-hours
> (what's 8-hours?).  One cannot work without the other, and those companies
> that haven't realized that, will fail, without fail.
>
> Have a good rest of your weekend...
>
> Joe