Feb
12
2008
Modern Etiquette of Try-Hard Managers
Posted by: Cléa in General, tags: cbmused, try-hard managers, wank word bingo, work etiquette- They only respond to your email after 10 pm or 5.30 am on weekdays and during the weekend to prove how committed they are to their job.
- They mark all their emails ‘important’, or ‘high priority’, because, well, they believe they are highly important individuals.
- They cc the world on every bit of information they send in an attempt to cover their collective arses.
- They use smilies when emailing their employees to try and win their support. And make them gag.
- They send email jokes to their employees to prove they are one and all with them.
- They surround themselves with court jesters aka brown nosers aka ego boosters, who laugh at their jokes, prop up their insecurities and know as little as they do.
- If female, they mimic the worst of male of behaviours to assert their position.
- If male, they reek of testosterone and boys club culture.
- They constantly interrupt their employees with inane questions they should know the answers for, just to prove their importance.
- They check their text messages frequently during meetings and use it as an excuse to make a quick exit when the going gets tough, but get caught checking the stock market or the latest sports score.
- Their calendars are always booked with back-to-back meetings as an excuse to ‘take it offline’ when serious issues are brought to the table.
- They pick an old buzz phrase each week, such as ‘best practice’, ‘empowerment’ and ‘bottom line’ to impress their employees unaware that these are playing mental Wank Word Bingo.
