Sunday, August 28, 2005
Diluted Into Three People
In my limited experience, I have found there are three types of employees in corporate America:
1.) The Cow: The cow does her job every day. Just comes in, eats her grass -- munch, munch, munch -- does not question much of anything. Grinds the job right out. The Cow's work quality may be up or down, but the The Cow either enjoys it or (rarely) goes bonkers.
2.) The Warren Beatty: The Warren Beatty is the rebel who questions many aspects of the job. The Beatty may do as well a job as The Cow, but The Beatty asks why. The Beatty may or may not be justified in his questioning, may or may not be off-base in his questioning, but is often frustrated with the job.
3.) The No-Man: Many like to call The No-Man "the Man". I prefer "The No-Man", simply because it's more accurate. The No-Man doesn't have to be a man. It's just anyone (mid-management or higher) who is in position to tell a Warren Beatty "No."
This is corporate America. Grass, mediocre movies, and rejection.
1.) The Cow: The cow does her job every day. Just comes in, eats her grass -- munch, munch, munch -- does not question much of anything. Grinds the job right out. The Cow's work quality may be up or down, but the The Cow either enjoys it or (rarely) goes bonkers.
2.) The Warren Beatty: The Warren Beatty is the rebel who questions many aspects of the job. The Beatty may do as well a job as The Cow, but The Beatty asks why. The Beatty may or may not be justified in his questioning, may or may not be off-base in his questioning, but is often frustrated with the job.
3.) The No-Man: Many like to call The No-Man "the Man". I prefer "The No-Man", simply because it's more accurate. The No-Man doesn't have to be a man. It's just anyone (mid-management or higher) who is in position to tell a Warren Beatty "No."
This is corporate America. Grass, mediocre movies, and rejection.
