Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for March 22, 2024

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    Yakety Sax  8 months ago

    From Not Always Right: How Do Some People Become CEOs?

    I work in tech support for a big German retailer. The CEO’s laptop needs some updates on several programs; per his rule, we weren’t allowed to push that remotely on him. I go into his office and he is already annoyed about the fact it is going to take longer than two seconds.

    CEO: “I’m going on a break!”

    I do the thing and leave. It takes me thirty seconds.

    I get a call from the CEO five minutes later.

    CEO: “You f***ed up my computer! My screen is flashing and I can’t press anything! Get in here now!”

    Sweat pours down my back as I take the elevator and go back into his office.

    CEO: “What the f*** did you do? I can’t do s*** here without you guys messing up every tiny thing. I swear, I’m getting a whole new department if this s*** happens again!”

    I look, and the screen is flashing. I can’t even get it to reboot. My panic intensifies… until I look over to the side of the desk and see that there’s a remote Numpad with a folder on the Enter key.

    I push the folder off of the thing and can’t hide the grin on my face.

    CEO: “This didn’t happen, okay?! Don’t tell anyone downstairs!”

    That was the first thing I did. Condescending jerk…

    NOT my story.

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    Gent  8 months ago

    Nice perspective artwork. It ain’t no easy theeng to does. Only master cartoonist can do perspective good.

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    Teto85 Premium Member 8 months ago

    Sad that she feels she has to make conversation. Savour the quiet.

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    MichaelD Premium Member 8 months ago

    I don’t believe this story for one second. A CEO taking a five min break instead of taking the day off to go golfing (the spa, insert your own activity here )? Don’t make me laugh!

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    gmu328  8 months ago

    sounds like my friend’s company – Elevance (formely Anthem)

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    PoodleGroomer  8 months ago

    Airline chairmen are talking to the Boeing board today.

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    willie_mctell  8 months ago

    I started working in IT in 1991. It was my mid-life crisis career. Although the senior management people were in my age group or older they were still living in the pen typewriter, and file cabinet era. Admins were still printing out email for them. The key to a good relationship for me was saying things like Let’s see what we can do about this," and pretending that they were right when they said, “I didn’t do anything,” It didn’t work all the time but it helped some.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member 8 months ago

    Love the point of view. Sometimes Rita’s ideas are not totally bad.

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