I 'retired' in 2005 to live a simple, fuss-free life. I am not gainfully employed but am saner, happier and have time to smell the roses.Gone are the days when I would shop for clothes, shoes, handbags, perfume etc just so I could wear them to work. I still have brand new stuff with their price tags, unopened shoe boxes and stuff in their original boxes. Do I miss working life? Perhaps the moolah bit. One of the things which some may dread might be staff appraisal. At my last college, we had peer-to-peer appraisals and student-lecturer appraisals and one comment persisted in many of my student appraisals :-)
She gives too much homework. Those were the days. Now, I give myself too much homework :-). Anyway, here's something I read recently which I thought might humor you. Take care and have a great day!
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The Perfect Worker
1 Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
2 hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
3 wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
4 thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always
5 finishes given assignments on time. Often he takes extended
6 measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
7 breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
8 vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
9 knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
10 classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be
11 dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
12 promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
13 executed as soon as possible.
Addendum:That idiot was standing over my shoulder while I wrote the report sent to you earlier today. Kindly re-read only the
odd numbered lines.
:-)
Take care and enjoy today!
HotDogg The General Manager’s response…
1. I completely agree with your observations that there is no
2. staff who has not gainfully benefitted from Bob’s exemplary
3. performance and discipline when he’s on duty. I will
4. now endorse your recommendation for his promotion and
5. immediately instruct Personnel to do the needful.
Addendum
Don’t laugh. The bastard was looking over my shoulders too when I wrote my report sent to you earlier this morning. Now please read only Lines 1, 3 and 5.