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Scott Adams has told more truths in his Dilbert comic strips than any ten business texts I’ve ever read. And I’ve read a bunch of them.
I worked for a company many years ago where Dilbert was banned in the office. It really disturbed many software engineer managers. Some can’t take a joke.
Or can’t face reality…
That’s probably closer. I lost count of the number of pointy ear managers I’ve met. Now that I’m a manager I wonder how many of my subordinates think that of me.
LOL, I’ve had the same feeling on occasion.
As a senior manager many years ago I went to visit with a vendor. The company president and I ran into a neighbor of mine that I didn’t know worked there. She looked at me with eyes wide open and blurted out “(my name), I never knew you were a big shot!”
Truth is, neither did I!
It’s good to think like that, Mike. It shows you care about your job and those you supervise. That’s assuming you use it in a constructive way, of course, and I think you do.