Well, I hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.
Just a few random thoughts to leave you with for the week. First, we discussed the viability of the handicapped stalls at my family picnic. A new wrinkle was brought up that I hadn't thought about before. Someone suggested that it's fine to use them as long as its not during normal business hours. So, just to recap: we are no better off after this debate than before we started. That sounds about right for this blog. I don't want people to think that we can go around solving people's problems.
Next, I was all set to give you guys another awesome recipe. For the picnic that I went to on Sunday, I made "Championship Potatoes." I saw this on Guy's Big Bite from the Food Network. They are potatoes that are cooked in a shrimp boil, and covered with cheddar cheese and bacon. What could be bad with that? Well, nothing really. They just didn't turn out quite as amazing as I would have hoped. This one will be going in one of my cookbooks. I actually have a few ideas for cookbooks. One of them is called "The Anthony Morelli All-Star Cookbook." It's filled with things that sounded great going in and had all the hype, but they just never reached their full potential.
Finally, I wasn't really sure where TV could go anymore. I mean, we're willing to basically put anything on there. And it still kills me that all the networks are total sheep and are willing rip off an idea and try to make it their own. For instance, there were NO game shows on primetime TV. Then "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" takes off and now there are a ton of them on. Well, here's a show that I am pretty confident won't be replicated anytime soon. But then again, I never thought that they would try to make a whole show out of those damn Cavemen guys from the Geico commercial.
That's all for now. Short week, short posting. Talk to you in a few days.
~Kevin
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I laughed about your comment regarding this blog solving world problems. The only reason I come here is for high level discussions about the social ills of the world. I thought we were making a difference.
Now for a serious question: At work have you had to deal with management that is composed of idiots? I'm not talking about the direct supervisor, but about the people above him. I used to think Dilbert was a joke, but I was wrong. These guys are new to the company, and apparently new to the real world. They have no clue. However, they are VERY impressed with themselves. This generally wouldn't concern me, but their lack of competence is leading to more (bullshit) assignments for me that take up a lot of time and end up going nowhere. The reason it is leading to more bullshit work is that they don't know what they want, but they will know it when they see it. Gee, thanks. We all have a wide variety of experiences, some who may or may not have worked for well managed companies. How do you deal with this idiocy? Don't even get me started on the twice weekly staff meetings (one is prep for the real staff meeting). Yes, a prep meeting for a staff meeting. Boggles the mind.
One more thing. Fuck primetime TV. I can't stand it. The greatest TV spectacle would be the set of American Idol being blown up by a suicide bomber. I may even pay to watch that. Same thing with Survivor. The only thing that would get me to watch that crap is if the contestants were infected with ebola so we could watch their flesh rot. If you can survive that, then you should get $ 1 million.
I've fucking had it with people.
Seriously, people want to watch this petty scheming? I get that at work. Why would I want to deal with it when I get home?
My final point is that gas is not expensive enough yet. People are pissing and moaning about $3.00 a gallon, but there is still too much fucking traffic. Really, if it is that much of a hardship, STOP FUCKING DRIVING YOU FUCKING FUCK. If you are not willing to stop driving, then stop fucking whining about it. In fact, buy some fucking exxon-mobil stock and your return will be more that the few bucks you pay to fill up the tank on your fucking SUV. Thats right, if you drive an SUV and have ever complained about gas prices, let me know so I can come over and blast you in the face with the old shotgun. Fag.
Alright, who is willing to chip in with me and get DWB some sessions with Dr. Phil? Anybody?
With regards to your management situation, I think that's sort of a universal truth with modern management. I find it to be a very funny phenomenon. If you go to Amazon.com or the bookstore you can find 1,000 books on how to be a great leader. Well, it's been my experience that these sorts of things don't deliver. I think the problem is a pretty simple one actually. If you think about it, the true goal of a manager isn't to manage and develop talent, it's to develop themselves. They might have their subordinates do a crazy task, but it's only because their boss told them to do so. What matters is that they look good during their own performance reviews.
I'd punch that fat bastard texan right in the junk.
I get it that a manager's goal in life is to look good. I don't have a problem with that. The problem is these guys literally have no clue and they are making themselves look bad. They personify every stereotype about a bad manager. It would be funny if I wasn't experiencing it.
One question for those of you who work for a publicly traded company: is your company's stock price prominently displayed on your public internet site?
DWB makes a good point. As sad as it is to say, I think that there are a million more Michael Scott's out there than Jack Welch's. I don't think that companies spend enough time letting up and coming managers shadow the behaviors of effective leaders. New managers do things that they think they SHOULD do because they are in charge. Plus, more and more managers are being put in charge of people whose jobs they couldn't do. I always found it awkward to report to someone who I know more than.
Just FYI, at my un-named place of employment I have had all great supervisors. I know I am probably lucky in this regard, and that it's becoming more and more likely that one in the future will be a real piece of work. Good times!
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