Comments on: Company Policy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:18:17 +0000

Sounds self-inflicted with a lack of sound leadership. I don't believe it's the nature of the corporate environment but what people bring to it.

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice - NIV James 3:16.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:18:05 +0000

Sounds self-inflicted with a lack of sound leadership. I don't believe it's the nature of the corporate environment but what people bring to it.

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice - NIV James 3:16.

By: Morgana

Morgana — Mon, 12 May 2003 04:37:23 +0000

Besides, some of us were working on the really old banana before either the old banana or all the other fruit were ever released; so we're just pleased to finally have both types of bananas under one peel, no matter which monkey came up with the idea.

By: Erik J. Barzeski

Erik J. Barzeski — Tue, 06 May 2003 23:57:04 +0000

And here, between Ryan's post and Scott's, we see humor - and the lack of it - brought clearly into the light of day.

As for your little hidden message, Scott, Mac OS X is better than Mac OS 8/9, was the moment 10.0 hit the streets, and I don't care what other monkeys say. I can make my own judgments. If you're going to mess up the joke, at least leave an email address for corrections.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 06 May 2003 23:48:00 +0000

Ryan: I think that's an incomplete scenario! I think he'd immediately come in, pronounce the banana as completely inadequate saying that the reason all the monkeys were fighting was because the banana was based on "shit" old technology. He would then embark upon a project to recreate a new banana that was DRAMATICALLY different than the old, yet based on an even OLDER less complete genetic brethern of the banana. Eventually the steps leading up to the banana would get an overhaul (although the new banana still wouldn't QUITE be edible), and he would pronounce the banana as the greatest banana ever created, capable of curing all sorts of maladies and ailments--with little evidence to back it up. But the other monkeys would believe him, and all drool pavlovianly over the new banana. They'd want it; it wouldn't be compatible with their current digestive tracts, and it would take longer to eat than the old banana, but HAH! it would be better. It WAS better. Then they would start producing all sorts of tentatively banana-related things--tools to make banana photos and banana music and banana movies. (The banana still wouldn't be ENTIRELY edible, but banana pictures are NECESSARY to drive adoption of the eating of the new banana!)

Meanwhile, all those other monkeys rotated in and out of the cage are sitting back enjoying buffet quantities of other fruits that aren't quite as good but that deliver much more nutrition, much more diversity, and are easier on the digestive tract. But hey, that banana sure looks good!

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 06 May 2003 21:41:19 +0000

That's funny. I like that.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 06 May 2003 18:10:41 +0000

Ron: He'll become the new (interim, and then permanent)CEO.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 06 May 2003 18:05:19 +0000

What happens if you place a monkey in the cage that can fight off the other monkeys when attacked and is not scared of water.

By: Alex Jones

Alex Jones — Tue, 06 May 2003 17:46:01 +0000

We Fear Change

Erik at NSLog(); posted a text clippling titled Company Policy which is sadly, all too true. Companies, large and small...

By: Ollie

Ollie — Tue, 06 May 2003 13:43:14 +0000

Superb! That made me laugh out loud.

...and it looked like such an interesting science experiment too...

Ollie