attempted humor

B~C · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject: attempted humor

I gotta share this....at school we must craft a three year plan mapping out our professional development. Each year we must scribble up a report on what we've done with regards to the plan. I was knocking out a report today and wrote in there that last summer I did an intensive field study on marine propulsion and it's effect on the marine enviroment.
The boss looked at it and got all excited saying "wow, you never told me about doing this, what did you find out" which I responded " I discovered that there was a direct correlation between the number of times my boat went out and how many fish I had in the freezer".........she made a face at me and muttered a remark of some sort... I think I still have a job

Catman · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject:

Keep working on her. With your diesel and marine wit, you may just have her cracking a much needed smile before Christmas.

ffheap · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject:

Throw her a fish. She will love you.

Man From Nantucket

Butch · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject: Yo dude! Ken

Bubba, what do you do for a living or work... oh crap... I mean... what you do to sustain your love for the water.
You are going to love this. My boss who is all of 32 and knows everything subcontracted part of a project we got to another firm giving the rerason we did not have the inhouse experience and expertise. I am almost 55 and exhibit a good reputation in our industry for getting things done and being up on the most current technology. Anyway, my boss subcontracted the work out at over $300 per hour and got a report as a deliverable that was out of this world. he paid the sub almost $12,000.00 for it and said this was the level of professionalism he was looking for for his client. Here's the rub.... the sub subcontracted it out to a one man company in Maryland who got $7000.00 to do the job. The sub was me. It took me less than 8 hours to pull the report together. That's almost $900.00 an hour for me. Now who's the dumba__. Do you think I am going to rub my boss' nose in it and shoot my cash cow. No way in He*&!

Ignoirance is bliss, however, stupidity is an asset to exploit! Butch

Wheeler Dealer · Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 10:48 pm Post subject:

B~C,
Give a supervisor a fish and they will eat for a day. Take a supervisor fishing and you may get your next raise.

Jon