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Jul. 30th, 2011 08:30 amI filed a grievance - to the person who is not only the decision maker, but is also the reviewing official at the appeal stage. In any other matter seeking review from the decision-maker would be considered a "cat's paw" due process violation, but we have no rights to violate. Shortly thereafter an emergency came up for which I, along with others, put in hours of work yesterday and saved someone's butt in the name of this same cat. It was quite a showing, and it led to a backhanded compliment:
Your individual contributions were nothing short of excellent. This is a great example of how effective we can be when we channel our strengths towards a worthwhile common goal.
Common goal? Yeah FAWK. You. Worthwhile? When you order us about with no thought nor indication that you give a rat's ass about any thing we care about, our latest dictatorial episode only the latest in a string of unilateral decisions for which no input was ever sought...fuck the big words, hey you know what? Fuck fucking you, you fucking fuck.
Oh, and fuck you for cc'ing your boss and your bosses boss with this pissive shit since they know you have YET ANOTHER UPRISING in your work unit, a pattern you're now famous for. Sadly, this either isn't perceived as a problem or nobody cares. Since our 3rd in command is leaving, it's likely you're on a free fuckup weekend pass for now, you fucking fucker.
But I did respond to the same group he issued his email to:
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I am sure all the members of this group appreciate these compliments. I agree that it is amazing what is possible when a team comes together and coordinates their abilities on task.
I also encourage us all to be particular with the terms we use - particularly “team.” The term “team” is used a lot in organizations where it merely refers to a group. However, the term group is not synonymous with team. A group can be directed, assigned work, and given orders regarding their working conditions - but this does not make them a team. Asking this group to pull on the same rope, even if they pull on the same rope as ordered, does not make them a team.
No, to me a team is a group that chooses to work together, that has shared “power” of decision making with all members, for whom input is sought from all team members, with all members and their ideas being treated with respect. Teams typically work together by consensus to formulate plans of action rather than simply implement someone else’s instructions. While ultimately there is a final decision - it is only after soliciting, discussing, and seriously considering the input of all those members.
I’m sorry if I seem particular about language, but I caution us all to ensure we do not let any important terms become divorced from their meaning. We wouldn’t want the word team to be referring to the “synergy yielded through a more proactive paradigm,” for example. Scott Adams (Dilbert’s author) and despair.com are making a mint off terms that have been bandied about independent of the concepts they once represented.
I look forward to overcoming our next challenges as a team, thank you.
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You want to throw some passive aggressive shit out there you turtle headed fuck? Fine, since it's possibly illegal in this state to settle our issues in the parking lot, welcome to my passive aggressive little shit. Oh, and fuck fucking you you fucking fucker. You fucking fuck.
Your individual contributions were nothing short of excellent. This is a great example of how effective we can be when we channel our strengths towards a worthwhile common goal.
Common goal? Yeah FAWK. You. Worthwhile? When you order us about with no thought nor indication that you give a rat's ass about any thing we care about, our latest dictatorial episode only the latest in a string of unilateral decisions for which no input was ever sought...fuck the big words, hey you know what? Fuck fucking you, you fucking fuck.
Oh, and fuck you for cc'ing your boss and your bosses boss with this pissive shit since they know you have YET ANOTHER UPRISING in your work unit, a pattern you're now famous for. Sadly, this either isn't perceived as a problem or nobody cares. Since our 3rd in command is leaving, it's likely you're on a free fuckup weekend pass for now, you fucking fucker.
But I did respond to the same group he issued his email to:
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I am sure all the members of this group appreciate these compliments. I agree that it is amazing what is possible when a team comes together and coordinates their abilities on task.
I also encourage us all to be particular with the terms we use - particularly “team.” The term “team” is used a lot in organizations where it merely refers to a group. However, the term group is not synonymous with team. A group can be directed, assigned work, and given orders regarding their working conditions - but this does not make them a team. Asking this group to pull on the same rope, even if they pull on the same rope as ordered, does not make them a team.
No, to me a team is a group that chooses to work together, that has shared “power” of decision making with all members, for whom input is sought from all team members, with all members and their ideas being treated with respect. Teams typically work together by consensus to formulate plans of action rather than simply implement someone else’s instructions. While ultimately there is a final decision - it is only after soliciting, discussing, and seriously considering the input of all those members.
I’m sorry if I seem particular about language, but I caution us all to ensure we do not let any important terms become divorced from their meaning. We wouldn’t want the word team to be referring to the “synergy yielded through a more proactive paradigm,” for example. Scott Adams (Dilbert’s author) and despair.com are making a mint off terms that have been bandied about independent of the concepts they once represented.
I look forward to overcoming our next challenges as a team, thank you.
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You want to throw some passive aggressive shit out there you turtle headed fuck? Fine, since it's possibly illegal in this state to settle our issues in the parking lot, welcome to my passive aggressive little shit. Oh, and fuck fucking you you fucking fucker. You fucking fuck.
