There is an old joke I read once.
Three CEO's are meeting a government official to give a quote to build a large shed.
The first CEO has a long look around, does some measurements and quotes 20k.
The second CEO looks around and does more measurements and makes a quote for 22K.
The third CEO doesn't do any measurements but instead talks to the official and asks what the other bids are. When he/she hears the other bids, the CEO immediately says he/she will do the job for 30k.
The official asks the CEO why he/she didn't make any measurements. The CEO responds its 5K for me, 5K for you and we pay the first guy 20K to actually do the work.
What annoys me in the UK is too big to fail managers particularly if they are taxpayer funded. There is a line in the Honor Harrington books that when the Manticorian officers reach a certain rank they are guaranteed a job for life no matter how badly they perform. It seems to be the same in the public sector. If the average worker messes up they get punished and if its a sacking offence, they are thrown out the door with nothing but a bad reference. When a top manager messes up they are allowed to resign, they still get a big pay-off and by the time their chauffeur driven car gets to the door way they have already been appointed to another top job.
Mark
Three CEO's are meeting a government official to give a quote to build a large shed.
The first CEO has a long look around, does some measurements and quotes 20k.
The second CEO looks around and does more measurements and makes a quote for 22K.
The third CEO doesn't do any measurements but instead talks to the official and asks what the other bids are. When he/she hears the other bids, the CEO immediately says he/she will do the job for 30k.
The official asks the CEO why he/she didn't make any measurements. The CEO responds its 5K for me, 5K for you and we pay the first guy 20K to actually do the work.
What annoys me in the UK is too big to fail managers particularly if they are taxpayer funded. There is a line in the Honor Harrington books that when the Manticorian officers reach a certain rank they are guaranteed a job for life no matter how badly they perform. It seems to be the same in the public sector. If the average worker messes up they get punished and if its a sacking offence, they are thrown out the door with nothing but a bad reference. When a top manager messes up they are allowed to resign, they still get a big pay-off and by the time their chauffeur driven car gets to the door way they have already been appointed to another top job.
Mark