Current Events and Corporate Archetypes
I'll own the fact that I wrote this more than a week ago and didn't get around to posting it until now. I realize it's been contradicted by President Bush doing the presidential thing and taking responsibility (gaspity gasp), and by the big speech from Jackson Square. Generally, though, I expect this kind of behavior to continue. If not I'll be happily mistaken, and the corporate archetype should still be valid.
(Also I know I haven't posted in a bit. To the 5 people reading, I apologize.)
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I've been paying a lot of attention to the news over the past couple weeks, and it's been pretty saddening and infuriating, all at once. More than usual. Political gamesmanship usually fascinates me, at least a little, but in light of what's been happening, right now it's more offensive.
One thing I've realized is that the Bush administration spookily resembles one of the corporate types I've come to hate working with over the past few years (spent in high-level technical support sorts of areas).
It's the guy you keep having this conversation with, usually before lunch:
"I heard there was an issue on the _______ systems yesterday. What happened?"
"Well I didn't do it."
"Yeah, but ____ said you worked on it. Did you get a root cause?"
"It wasn't me."
"Okay... Was it resolved? Really I'm just interested in the fix; I might have the same issue over in _____."
"Not my fault."
It's the guy (or girl) who can't work toward fixing anything because all of his (or her) energies are devoted to displacing blame. The immediate effect is that nothing gets done.
(Also I know I haven't posted in a bit. To the 5 people reading, I apologize.)
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I've been paying a lot of attention to the news over the past couple weeks, and it's been pretty saddening and infuriating, all at once. More than usual. Political gamesmanship usually fascinates me, at least a little, but in light of what's been happening, right now it's more offensive.
One thing I've realized is that the Bush administration spookily resembles one of the corporate types I've come to hate working with over the past few years (spent in high-level technical support sorts of areas).
It's the guy you keep having this conversation with, usually before lunch:
"I heard there was an issue on the _______ systems yesterday. What happened?"
"Well I didn't do it."
"Yeah, but ____ said you worked on it. Did you get a root cause?"
"It wasn't me."
"Okay... Was it resolved? Really I'm just interested in the fix; I might have the same issue over in _____."
"Not my fault."
It's the guy (or girl) who can't work toward fixing anything because all of his (or her) energies are devoted to displacing blame. The immediate effect is that nothing gets done.
posted by blerg3000 at 11:47 PM
2 Comments:
Don't worry about being late in posting, I was late in reading. :)
I love how Bush is trumpeting the preparedness for Hurricane Rita. Well, duh, if you have the same problem a few weeks after dealing with the same situation, I would hope you would know how to handle it.
Well, you know all of the right people are (still) in place (cleaning up the last one). And as a man once said, "Fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again."
I really hope New Orleans isn't re-flooded though.
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