Working in the Dilbert Office

[gobbledonk]

Hi All,

 

Those of us whose work is predominately project-based will relate to this scenario:

 

In any moderately large organisation (200 employees, give or take), you will always have a select group whose combination of length of service+incompetence+brown-nosing traits put them in a 'position of influence'. This is amusing until said clown gets the ear of the boss, at a time when the boss is struggling for a solution to a perceived problem.

 

A little over 6 months ago, my team was called into the Halls of Power and told that we needed to build an activity-tracking system as a 'matter of urgency'. Despite loud protests from the old hands in the team, a budget was established, extra people hired and away we went.

 

The system was delivered a few weeks ago, to little fanfare. At this stage, we have *one* user - the genius who decided that this was a 'must-have' system. Everyone else thinks its a fantastic concept, but refuses to use something which they view as a thinly disguised 'Big Brother', and I dont entirely blame them.

 

OK, so we all have our crosses to bear in the workplace, but its hard to keep a straight face when you start seeing the 'pointy-haired' manager from Dilbert in the hallways.

[Nervous_Dog]

Ahhh - time to move on, OR do one of those Dilbert characters and wrech havic with the system, ie spend all your time recording the tracking of you tracking yourself@!

 

DOG

[gobbledonk]

Moving on after only 18 months ? Not an option - I like my resume to look like I did a little more than familiarise myself with the amenities and get to know the typing pool ::

[ultras67]

this will make you feel better

 

 

i work with fools