[PLUG-TALK] The corp. bull s**** wins ... or .. how not to fire 12K people

[Dick Steffens]

On 07/18/2014 08:01 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014, Pete Lancashire wrote:
>
>> http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/07/microsoft-lays-off-thousands-with-bad-memo.html
>     I did not see one sentence in there that was not a business or political
> cliche. I bet Microsoft has a large Department of Obfuscation as their
> communiations unit.
>
>     Wonder when this joker will announce his candidacy for President. He
> certainly has mastered the art of using thousands of words to say nothing.
>
>     Well, considering the source -- Microsoft -- this memo certainly fits
> their coporate culture developed over 35 years.

Which reminds me of ...

A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical 
malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and 
communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could 
not determine the helicopter's position and course to fly to the 
airport. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a 
handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's 
sign said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building 
quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign and held it in a 
building window. Their sign read: "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." The pilot 
smiled, waved, looked at her map, determined the course to steer to 
SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the 
co-pilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped 
determine their position. The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the 
Microsoft building because, like their technical support, online help 
and product documentation, the response they gave me was technically 
correct, but completely useless."

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Regards,

Dick Steffens