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New On the other other hand
I know someone who is happily displaying
his series on his desk and his wall.

He has for over a year.

It's just amazing how his once promising career has
tanked. Not fired, no. But obviously someone
who can't be trusted to talk to customers or make
deals with partners or direct new employees, or
(this list goes on and on).

Once you've gone into the "DeMotivational" mode it really
shows. We all may find it humorous. But there is a far
darker side that just emanates to those who have to look
for good things in the future. And those ARE the people
in charge.

This is not Borglike. It is recognizing the reality that depressed
people make other people depressed. which is damaging to the
workplace environment productivity And these posters shout it out.
So either that particular person needs to be fixed or isolated or
removed. The fix might be a corporate wide issue, which in turn
might mean an alteration of how the business works, or it
might be particular to this person. Either way, there is a problem
that should be addressed, not merely humorously glossed over
or ignored.
New ""This is not Borglike.""___OK, now I really want to hear
your response to my other request for Clarification.

Did we see the Same Borg episodes on that popular Tee Vee Series?

Ashton
New Demotivation Posters are not about dispair
or pessimism. They are about deflating your ego and laughing at advercity. Both traits very useful for getting your work done. Sorry to hear about your managers who don't recognise this. It's too bad that a brain like yours has to rot in such a place.
--

One Buffalo Bill
And one Biffalo Buff
New Some of them are. Depends
And how do you know that "a brain like mine" doesn't excel in this evironment?
New You have my support
I agree with you and you have my support.
You also have my admiration for willingly
throwing yourself on your sword for the
benefit of those who need to get a tonic
by showing how "liberated" they are compared
to the rest of the world.
The irony is that those who would say "you're
an ass for not liking this" are falling into
the EXACT trap which so many PHBs fall into.
("Liberated ....... the freedom to slag someone
else off for their belief system.")

I suspect that your detractors don't know (or remember)
what it is to work for a great company which is
essentially healthy.

To the rest of you:
My position....... go with what works. If you think you
can run a functional and profitable business by giving away
"customers are morons" coffee cups. Have at it!
Then you can write a book describing what you learned from your
experience, get a few thousand copies printed and not sell any of them....
because..... well it sucks to succeed right? And not selling a single
copy would be even funnier. Oh how they all laughed as they
cleaned out their drawers.

Ideas:

"Your vote is meaningless and worth nothing" (for the voting booth)
"Don't bother to breathe if you don't get any visitors" (for the hospital ward)

Piece de resistance:
"This cheesy poster is the best I can do to feel that I'm making
a difference in the world" (for the workplace and your living room).

-Mike
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
Expand Edited by Mike Sept. 17, 2003, 09:58:27 AM EDT
     DeMotivational Posters - (gdaustin) - (26)
         Wow... - (bepatient)
         bookmarked, ta -NT - (boxley)
         Career suicide - (broomberg) - (22)
             On the other hand... - (FuManChu) - (6)
                 On the other other hand - (broomberg) - (4)
                     ""This is not Borglike.""___OK, now I really want to hear - (Ashton)
                     Demotivation Posters are not about dispair - (Arkadiy) - (1)
                         Some of them are. Depends - (broomberg)
                     You have my support - (Mike)
                 Perfect Example - (broomberg)
             So then.. - (Ashton) - (10)
                 Close - (broomberg) - (9)
                     Just gotta Love 'Biz Darwinism' - (Ashton) - (7)
                         I don't know - (broomberg) - (6)
                             Thanks. - (Ashton) - (4)
                                 You missed something - (broomberg) - (3)
                                     Consideration is 66.17% of acceptance______:-\ufffd - (Ashton) - (1)
                                         Nope again - (broomberg)
                                     sometimes you think you'll do it for free :-) -NT - (boxley)
                             Unlike you, I guess I don't need a million dollars - (ben_tilly)
                     PS: what you refer to as "jollies" - (Ashton)
             You tell me... - (gdaustin)
             You're right.... - (gdaustin) - (1)
                 Good - (broomberg)
             so starting a dead pool on the company when RIF's - (boxley)
         I'll Drink to your missing gutsy Poster Boy; so few of those - (Ashton)

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