Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Lots of people are promoted to a level of incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19825 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 where i work, they think that because you're a good journalist, you'll automatically make a good manager. in reality it's often the opposite. most reporters would be happier chasing a story than attending strategy meetings and managing people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 My style of management is to play on here 90% of the day. If anything needs to be chased I'll hear about it from someone honestly though, I fucking hate it at the moment. I've always enjoyed working, even menial shit like in a bar or telesales. Management is gash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 What do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 What do you do? Been at HP/EDS for over a decade in a load of roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 . Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Is it wise to put that much detail up on here following a post about how much you hate your work? In the words of Celine Dion, baby think twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Aaand now it's been quoted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Aaand now it's been quoted! I am Mod, hear me roar You're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 My style of management is to play on here 90% of the day. If anything needs to be chased I'll hear about it from someone honestly though, I fucking hate it at the moment. I've always enjoyed working, even menial shit like in a bar or telesales. Management is gash Isn't it mental that we'd happily spend ages compiling and displaying data about football, rather than doing what we get paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38766 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Birthday partys at soft play centres. Full of feral little twats and their cuntish parents. Which wanker came up with these? Oh my fucking god. There's a fucking disco now. Kill me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Lots of people are promoted to a level of incompetence. It's called the Peter Principle and you heard about it on here from me. More accurately articulated as 'employees rise to their level of incompetence'. I saw you mention this the other day and thought I'd jog your memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's called the Peter Principle and you heard about it on here from me. More accurately articulated as 'employees rise to their level of incompetence'. I saw you mention this the other day and thought I'd jog your memory. You may well have introduced that term Peter Principle, however the point about being promoted to a level of incompetence was a favourite "funny" a financial director used to roll out during our board meetings many moons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 There's a kid at my place called Peter Principle and he's brilliant at his job so stop slagging him off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 You may well have introduced that term Peter Principle, however the point about being promoted to a level of incompetence was a favourite "funny" a financial director used to roll out during our board meetings many moons ago. he didn't introduce the term man, it's been around since the early 70's. I don't think you were having a board meeting then, unless you're a lot older than you profess? It's likely your Financial Director picked it up from the tv series of the same name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 he didn't introduce the term man, it's been around since the early 70's. I don't think you were having a board meeting then, unless you're a lot older than you profess? It's likely your Financial Director picked it up from the tv series of the same name Missed the point Read Chez's post again. He said Id heard about it from him. I'm just explaining that I heard about it from someone else. Ok Good As you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Ah, fair enough, sorry. Too much hangover, not enough awake. Mind you can understand why I presumed you were just being dense again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I went on about in conversation which CT definitely read and he never mentioned anything. 2 years later, he passes it off as a concept he's been aware of for years. I smell bullshit. If he knew about it years ago, his brain would have registered that it been discussed on here before and referred to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Radio6 DJs (and others) telling us what record label a particular band are on after they've played a track. Who cares? Just sounds pretentious to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Actually work radio in general (if you tend to stick to one station throughout the week). By Friday you're absolutely sick of hearing the same playlist every day for hours on end. Thank you Spotify and Sky.FM. Edited May 20, 2013 by Monroe Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Radio6 DJs (and others) telling us what record label a particular band are on after they've played a track. Who cares? Just sounds pretentious to me. To promote the record label. Playing the song on the radio is simply to promote the song/band. Giving the label exposure is more joined-up commercial thinking. On the other hand, consumers like myself have developed label allegiances over 3 decades of buying music and actually follow what record labels do, rather than artists. Planet Mu being one example for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14585 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Is it fair to say labels are less important now than 20-30 years ago?...."when ah were a lad" you could pretty much buy most stuff from the likes of 4AD, Creation or Rough Trade and be fairly assured that it would worth at least another listen. Now you can preview and download individual tracks they don't seem as relevant when buying music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) That's my thinking, PL. I do actually attach a little value to record labels when it comes to stuff like the drum and bass when I listen to, but I wouldn't expect anything other than a speciality station to mention them on air. R6 listeners are meant to be more passionate about good music than their Radio 1 counterparts so I suppose there's that to it. Would still think a very small percentage of 6 listeners care either way about labels. The commercial aspect is a good point (even if it is the BBC in this case, I didn't think about it like that). Anyway - just a silly pet hate, doesnt matter really. Edited May 20, 2013 by Monroe Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26833 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 When I hear any media person describe everyones workplace as 'the office'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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