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Old 07-29-2010, 08:13 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by semtex View Post
Nope, it was a bit of a disaster. My new boss's management philosophy was just too much for me. He said that there are only two types of employees in his universe: superstars and f*ckups. Then he proceeded to tell me that the pressure's on. With all my other pressures in life from divorce and losing my home and bankruptcy, I just shut down and couldn't cope. I just totally shut down. I damn well nearly swallowed one of these guns and pulled the trigger last week.

Sorry to hear man. It's amazing that with all we know about workplace psychology, employee motivation, retention, productivity, etc., we can stil have pricks in management.

I've love to take one of the pocket canons off your hands if I were local. That sig has my name all over it.
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