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[rolanni]

One of my former bosses had a cartoon tacked over his desk. In it, a manager type is looking in horror at the devastation wreaked by a sledgehammer-wielding subordinate, and crying out, "Oh, no! You did exactly what I told you to do!"

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[kinzel.livejournal.com]

What, again?

Just tell them to turn on their psychic powers before the event.

Reminds me of...

[(Anonymous)]

The problem with computers: they do what you tell them to do, not what you want them to do.

[(Anonymous)]

If you are feeling snarky you can always put a nice little sign on your desk that says, "Your inability to plan does not constitute an emergency on my part."

But that will likely ruffle more feathers then the Clan Corvus who visited just recently.

Nathan
New Orleans

Doing What You're Told

[(Anonymous)]

I've had this problem a few times where I was just *too* efficient and did what I was told immediately, only to have my boss tell me a few days later they had changed their mind.

Now I try to be a little less prompt in getting things done, just to make sure they really mean what they say. Problem is that I have to remember to hold back, because my instinct is to get it *done*. Now. Who knew you could be too good at your job?

Barbara Karpel in Baltimore