A Company of Misfits

[tekla]

The only thing on my resume (I'm thinking about cutting it down to just this) that anyone has ever commented on, asked me about or even brought up in an interview is the last line where I list

Special Skills:  Works well with difficult people, works very well with very difficult people.

[Sephirah]

Do you have a name for your company?

How about:

Amalgamated Networked Directorate Re-examining Omniperspective Gender & Yielding New Experiences

I'm sure you could come up with a suitable acronym from that.

[Constance]

Do you have a name for your company?

How about:

Amalgamated Networked Directorate Re-examining Omniperspective Gender & Yielding New Experiences

I'm sure you could come up with a suitable acronym from that.

Very clever.

[mina.magpie]

Amalgamated Networked Directorate Re-examining Omniperspective Gender & Yielding New Experiences

I nominate Leiandra to the post of head acronymologist. A very important position, especially for the US market.

Mina.

[Shana A]

I can be the Company Composer (TM). I'll write the music for our ad jingles, powerpoint presentations, company sing-a-longs, etc 

Oh, and who are we going to hire as Guard Sheep Herder?? 

Z

[tekla]

Rebis, I'm sure running a tech department and sheep herding are close enough.

[Mr. Fox]

I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming.  If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.

[tekla]

If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.

Ah-ha, go to the supply room and get a clipboard, they are the perfect accessory for that walking around pretending to work deal.

[Mr. Fox]

I'll also occasionally say annoying things like "Hey Mike, how's that memo going?" or "Hey Carol, working hard or hardly working?"

[Shana A]

I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming.

Sure, other companies have greeters. You can scare away potential customers, then we won't have to deal with them. It's much easier to get work done if you don't have to deal with people 

Z

[tekla]

It's much easier to get work done if you don't have to deal with people

Ain't it the truth?  People are amazed at how fast we get to work and get it done, what they don't realize, but we do, is that the longer it goes on the more people show up with some idea of how to help, and we're not interested.  Once we got it up, well, it is what it is.  Besides, its much easier to ask forgiveness then permission anyway.

[RebeccaFog]

Rebis, I'm sure running a tech department and sheep herding are close enough.

That works
Post Merge: January 28, 2009, 12:15:14 PM

I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming.  If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.

so, you're saying you want to be in middle management?

[tekla]

If you can not work, while walking around looking busy, and - this is critical - be real self important about it, while constantly proving that in fact you know less than nothing about what's going on you could be a real executive.  Upper Management material all the way.

[Simone Louise]

Well if we all value working and getting paid, that's often enough.  The best groups or crews I've ever worked with were misfit, but a perfect match with each other.

It has been my experience that most people do want to do a fair day's work in return for a fair day's pay. It is management's job to make productive work possible, keep workers aware of those agreed-on goals and strategies, and recognize the value of each worker's contribution.

And Rebis, in this day of home offices, why not work in the buff (best not to use video conferencing then)? Mr. Fox, I don't know about running, but I am a pacer, used to walking up and down the halls while mulling over a knotty problem. The key is not whether we look like we are working, but whether we can, as a unit, produce what others are willing to pay for.

Rebis, I am most impressed with your lists: very organized. I like a lot of your ideas. Maybe you can skip supervising and go straight to upper management. And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?

Keep those ideas coming,
S

[Shana A]

And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?

Haha, I don't think we want me to be responsible for other peeps' schedules, it's hard enough to keep track of myself, where I need to be when. OK, everyone take another coffee break now

Still snowing here....

Z

[Simone Louise]

And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?

Haha, I don't think we want me to be responsible for other peeps' schedules, it's hard enough to keep track of myself, where I need to be when. OK, everyone take another coffee break now

Still snowing here....

Z

You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.

Shall we?
S

[Eva Marie]

And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?

Haha, I don't think we want me to be responsible for other peeps' schedules, it's hard enough to keep track of myself, where I need to be when. OK, everyone take another coffee break now

Still snowing here....

Z

You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.

Shall we?
S

Would that be coffee made with or without slaves?    

[tekla]

Let's go slave free for the company coffee, its good for PR, but at home we all drink slave coffee to protest in our own small way.

[Shana A]

You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.

Shall we?
S

There will be numerous coffee and meal breaks in the schedule 

Z

[Sophie90]

I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming.  If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.

Wear a jacket which is long and flappy in nature.

Thus; walking around corners quickly will make you look super cool.