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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

You'd Better Ask Permission


The old adage ‘better to say you’re sorry than to ask permission’ is getting really old where I work.  On the food chain of reality, the people who are trying to get away with this are not high enough on the food chain to even merit a pass at this.
A manager –  maybe, a director – okay, a vice president – if they must, the president of the business unit – no choice, he can do anything he wants.  Anyone else, absolutely not.  If you don’t book enough time for your meeting.  That’s not my fault.  It’s yours.
I’m really getting tired of having to kick people out of conference rooms because they think they are important enough to need a door.  Just sitting in a room for 45 minutes after your meeting is done because you think the room is free is not correct behavior.  Nor is it acceptable.
My last nerve it getting stretched beyond polite.

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