Its depressing how common bad office culture is

[Broncojohnny]

Tell Jr to get me a Sr. Management gig down there, I'll put on my best Brooks Brothers suit and conservative power tie everyday!

You would fit right in down here in that monkey suit. I wear $20 pants from Sam's.

[CWO]

this is a "special" company run by a couple awesome guys who can surprisingly do well in a niche market.

like

[CWO]

You would fit right in down here in that monkey suit. I wear $20 pants from Sam's.

Shorts or GTFO

[Silverback]

You would fit right in down here in that monkey suit. I wear $20 pants from Sam's.

yeah but you're old, you need that extra high waisted pant that Sam's offers

[jluv]

I love my job; it really is different (right now). We're growing quickly though. The last company I worked for was cool for the first 2-3 years, and then they got bigger, went public, and it turned into ALL the bad shit you guys are talking about. This one still rocks, so I'm enjoying the ride. The biggest perk (besides the pay) is that they hire people with talent and experience, and then turn us loose. No metrics, quotas, daily activity requirements, etc. They trust us and let us work how we want to work. As long as the end result is good, we're all making money. That concept really motivates most of us and certainly makes me want to work harder when I'm not forced to do things like a robot because someone else decided what the best practices should be across the board. The last place started hiring doofuses, and they had to start putting a bunch of guidelines in place, and next thing you know, the company as a whole was catering to the lowest common denominator. It only takes a few doofuses to start ruining it for everyone.

[S_K]

Hillwood is. The Perot Family invested in a little company called GuideIT. I guess they are taking over the IT services for Hillwood.

GuideIT is Perot Systems 3.0. MFICs are Scott Barnes, Russell Freeman, and a couple other senior Perot people that I can't think of right now.

[Silverback]

GuideIT is Perot Systems 3.0. MFICs are Scott Barnes, Russell Freeman, and a couple other senior Perot people that I can't think of right now.

I know, Tim Morris is the other.

my boss used to report directly to Tim before he left. This is their first ITO customer, everything else has been staffing to this point. The Perot Group dumped a bunch of cash into GuideIT a few months ago, I knew this kind of thing would be coming.

[SlowLX]

Politicians hiring friends is what it all boils down to. The laziest, incompetent, awful human beings are those people and the tax payer foots the bill on their salary. Hundreds of thousands of dollars wasted.

Sounds like you're talking about county where you can get elected to a 6 figure gig and hire someone to do all your work for you except for voting.

[Ruffdaddy]

I disagree... I manage my folks and get my hands dirty when help is needed. Clients are happy and money keeps coming.

I am senior leadership.

Lol it was sarcasm...

[AdRock]

You just need to align yourself with the cross-functional synergy they are aiming to integrate. It's a paradigm shift... keep yourself apprised of the changing tide and develop a robust skillset and see the situation from a 50,000 ft view.

When I hear people talk like that I want to shoot them in the nads.

[exlude]

We have to buy our own coffee but it's a price worth paying to not have to hear corporate management jargon.

Strychnine's post made me cringe.

[Chas_svo]

When I hear people talk like that I want to shoot them in the nads.

Make bingo cards with all the jargon/buzzwords as squares. Make sure phone is on mute for BINGO!!!

<--management in a big company

[Frank]

I have been telecommuting for the past 11 years and counting. No one I work with is local and there is no need or allowance for me to travel. While I don't miss the traffic, I do miss the relationships I once had and the occasional after work get together. I am almost a year into this position and it has been the most rewarding of my career, but there are things I miss.

[Silverback]

I have been telecommuting for the past 11 years and counting. No one I work with is local and there is no need or allowance for me to travel. While I don't miss the traffic, I do miss the relationships I once had and the occasional after work get together. I am almost a year into this position and it has been the most rewarding of my career, but there are things I miss.

I did a year remote, and still do one or two days a week. But I like going in the office and seeing people

[YALE]

So many whiners!!!

Yale you're still in college and complaining about corporate behavior

I was corporate for 6 years. I went back to college at 30.