Re: Has the industry gone insane?

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So sorry to hear that Collin. Been there...it sucks dirty pond water. This
similar situation happened to me at one of those so-called "great places to
work" where I was screamed at, and threatened with being beaten up! I was
just astounded that a huge computer company (the one with the initials)
would allow this to happen. They did...nothing.

I quit :-) with a remark about "I don't have to take this **** and a big
step forward to the one who threatened to take me outside, who changed his
mind, quickly. I don't recommend this approach, however.

Here's a book I read recently with link to Amazon.com. List Manager, it has
a bad word in the title, I'm sorry, I'll use funny characters instead. No
endorsement for a particular book seller; I am sure you can get it other
places, but there are some reviews here you might want to read too.

*The No ***hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That
Isn't (Hardcover)*<http://www.amazon.com/Asshole-Rule-Civilized-Workplace-Surviving/dp/0446526568/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt>
*
*by Robert I. Sutton<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Robert%20I.%20Sutton>(Author)
This really opened my eyes about some workplace behaviour I've experienced,
and also sometimes the way I've acted too (and I am ashamed after reading
the book, and am resolved not to participate in **&^dom any longer.). The
most interesting part was the way this kind of behaviour spreads, like a
virus.

You could send a copy anonymously to your HR deparment with a post-it with
the person's name on it...

Maybe it will help. In the meantime, I hope you can maintain your sanity.
And remember, sometimes IT IS THEM! :-D

PT
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:43 PM, ct <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> It's a trend I'm seeing more and more. "The return of
> Micro-management" and "death-by-committee". The last two companies
> I've contracted at have been overburdened by the syndromes. The tower
> in which I currently toil is bad enough to extract me from the Doc
> Writing department and place me under a manager who believes threats
> are the best form of motivation.
>
> I have no review process.
> I have no style guides.
> I have only 2-4 hours of XP meetings and a very tedious, slow-moving
> "approval by 'track-changes' system" in which to get a document to the
> good enough stage.
>
> About to throw my hands up and become a monk.
> Calligraphy by candlelight is better than this!
>
> Suggestions?
>
> -Collin
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