Thou shalt not speak

I'm a believer in the Dilbert Principle. Having read the books, i sincerely believe that all Top Management have read Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook.

Case point:

I recently found out that the building i'm working in will be demolished. To make matter worse, my boss said we will be working in a cabin. Being me, i expressed my "unhappiness" - in a subtle way- of that decision in the appraisal session (which has a story on its own). The next day my boss e-mailed me saying that i will be in charge of acquiring a new building for the section and prepare all the necessary documents, presentation paper, getting the budget, presenting to the management and "defending the paper if necessary". So people, remember: The management deals with whiners by getting them in charge of the things they complain about. Serves me right for not keeping my mouth shut.

Itu Susahkan Orang

Got a mail recently requesting me to prepare to do an ISO9001 audit for the one of the departments in the company. Everytime i come across any ISO-related mail, i am reminded by an ederly man said to me once: 'ISO tu sebenarnya "Itu Susahkan Orang"'. And this guy actually teaches Quality in one of the courses i attended. I don't know what he has against ISO, but seems so passionately against it. He also said that ISO certification is only for companies to put on banners or display it in the lobby. Something to think about...