Resumo de Alice In Blunderland

Scott Adams? Alice in BlunderlandAn overachieving young lady in the business world has many trials and tribulations:A boss who finally realizes she has been working 18 hours/day, so hires a night-shift manager instead of someone to help actually do the work.Bosses who give a two per cent raise, trying to disappoint her, but she compensates by lowering expectations even below that.A boss makes employees draft new objectives, so she writes, "No matter how stupid my co-workers are, I will not punch a hole in anyone?s torso, rip out a vital organ and keep it in my cubicle as a warning to others. As a co-worker says, "I hope she gets those objectives approved."A co-worker says, "I?ve decided to start smoking. I?ll be able to take more breaks that way. And, frankly, I?m hoping it will add an interesting edge to my personality and help me socially. Not that I need any help." She says, "I can only pray that your personal magnetism won?t erase my hard drive."Her boss says, "Don?t mention any problems when you do your presentation to senior management, Alice. They might try to solve the problems during the meeting. That would be a disaster." She tells a co-worker, "As far as I can tell, every management exists for the sole purpose of warning us about the layer above." The co-worker says, "Are you saying they have a purpose?"She tells a new trainee, "When I was your age, we had things called "promotions" and "raises." These days you can only get ahead by leaving the company for a year, then coming back as a high-level manager."The boss says, "Alice, I need this ASAP." She says, "ASAP? Does that stand for A Stupid-Acting Person, i.e. someone who ignores tasks until the deadline?" As the boss walks away, he thinks, "That was embarrassing. I hope the other things I say don?t mean anything." As if he needs to worry.Two other co-workers are talking. One says, "Sometimes it?s hard to distinguish between dedication and insanity." The other asks, "Which one are we?"The boss says, "Alice, I?ve noticed a disturbing pattern. Your solutions to problems are always the things you try last." She responds, "With all due respect, are you using your skull to store old rags or what?" After we find a solution, we don?t have to keep trying.

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