Slap Silly

At a staff meeting today Jim, one of the flunktional managers, announced he was leaving his position to take a program management role. It took us all by surprise since this flunky had only been in the position for about a year. After Jim’s announcement, his manager (a Zookeeper in Training) started to give a good-bye thank you speech in pure Shitshow fashion. The speech started off with a quick thank you then went into to a long description on what he would like Jim’s replacement to be doing. Translation, I want the new flunktional manager to do all the things that Jim either didn’t or wasn’t able to due. What a slap in the face, even for the Shitshow.

It get’s better. The Zookeeper in Training then says “so if any of you know someone with those skills please tell them to apply to the job opening.” Translation, no one in this room is going to get the job (so much for career development within your own function) but please spread the word to those who are qualified. What a skill, the Zookeeper in Training was able to slap everyone in the room in one quick swipe.

Any one with people management common sense could easily tell you that what the Zookeeper in Training did was wrong on every single level, but as you know people skills is not a requirement to be management at the Shitshow.

Because the only people skill the Zookeeper in Training has is slapping people silly, I throw rocks.