My Rants

Top Management of any company usually have a script that they stick to in situations where their judgment and decision making is required. This is necessary for them as they have very little brain capacity left after having to think all day about how they can squeeze every last drop of work and effort from their underpaid and undervalued employee. Top Management also usually have a motto, and most times these motto turns out to be hypocritical rants. For example, most top management of organisations say they value feedback from their staff, that they should be vocal and challenge them so that they can become a better organisation. They also say nice things like we don't shoot the messenger. So in any case, I write to the top about something I thought they should REALLY know as it was a critical issue. I write in my email, I am only feeding back to them what others have said to me and my colleagues and EXPLICITLY wrote in my email, I am just the messenger, DO NOT SHOOT ME. 5 days after my email, I received a reprimand about me being unprofessional, that I should not send my email to top management, all the while accusing me of making them look bad... I just shook my head and laughed out a cynical laugh at the same time. You see, its funny because it happens in every organisation, and it's sort of become a big joke for employees. These mottos are all finely captured in Scott Adam's Dilbert books, and here in all its glory, are some of the things that Top Management spew out as if they're truths, but are actually lies:

Dilbert's Management Lies

1. "Employees are our most valuable asset."

2. "I have an open door policy."

3. "You could earn more money under the new plan."

4. "We're reorganizing to better serve our customers."

5. "The future is bright."

6. "We reward risk takers."

7. "Performance will be rewarded."

8. "We don't shoot the messenger."9

. "Training is a high priority."

10. "I haven't heard any rumors."

11. "We'll review your performance in six months."

12. "Our people are the best."

13. "Your input is important to us."

Thanks Dilbert, you're obviously much smarter than our Top Management

1.  Anonymous | December 15, 2006 6:45 am |  

   hahahhaa... reminds me of my bosses when it comes to performance especially...

2.  BorgKingKong | December 15, 2006 8:29 am |  

   Trust me Lizzie, this happens in ALL companies irregardless of country, society, size of companies, etc. It is a human condition.... sometimes called idiocy..

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