Good riddance!
Here’s former Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang’s memo explaining his departure to employees. Notice the highlighted clichés. Related posts:If clichés can kill, these probably willTo be honest with you
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What happens when budget gets cut?
因为预算问题，这是新办公室…
Is there such a thing as responsible retrenchment?
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s Acting Minister for Manpower, said the new guidelines on management of excess staff will “send a clear message to employers on the need to leverage on the tripartite framework” between the government, employers and workers’ unions, so that any retrenchment can be conducted in a “responsible manner”. A sprinkling of euphemisms… Read More: Is there such a thing as responsible retrenchment? »
This is how shit happens
In the beginning there was the PlanAnd then came the AssumptionsAnd the Assumptions were without formAnd the Plan was completely without substanceand the darkness was upon the face of the workersand they spoke among themselves, saying“It is a crock of shit and it stinketh.”And the workers went unto their Supervisors and sayeth,“It is a pail… Read More: This is how shit happens »
No free lunch after all
Fancy spending a night behind bars (not the type where aspiring songwriters hang out)? A former prison in the western city of Kaiserslautern, Germany has turned itself into “Alcatraz Hotel”, offering guests a jailhouse feeling, complete with barbed wire along the walls and barred windows that make it look impossible to either enter or leave… Read More: No free lunch after all »
Caveat emptor
BusinessWeek recently ran a report about how counterfeit, defective computer components from China are getting into US warplanes and ships (“Dangerous Fakes“, Oct 2). But the crux of the issue is: If you squeeze your suppliers for the lowest price, an unscrupulous one is bound to rip you off to stay in business. That’s pretty… Read More: Caveat emptor »