Unwritten, unspoked, perhsaps unperceived rules

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original PM replied

15 March 2013, 09:41
well it's because while you and I may go to a place of work/business/contract to actually do something productive there always seems to be a layer of people playing a completely different game...

normally they are the CEO's mates as he uses them as protection against people who could actually do his job better than him/her - it generally stops the CEO having to prove his/her worth to anyone but stakeholders.
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minestrone replied

15 March 2013, 09:13
You can spot them in here, they don't have 2 meter long tongues.
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Mich the Tester replied

15 March 2013, 09:05
Originally posted by Ignis Fatuus View Post

I saw an interesting comment on an American site that implied that you will be seen as a rule-breaker if you normally arrive at work more than 2 standard deviations earlier or later than the mean arrival time, even if there is nominally no problem with that.

Yes, unwritten, unspoken and unpercieved rules are part of my problem with permying right now. They are childish and annoying. That, and the ever popular game of Chinese whispers that managermen play instead of just talking with me, on time and in a reasonable way.

I think I'll be contracting again soon.
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Ignis Fatuus started a topic Unwritten, unspoked, perhsaps unperceived rules

15 March 2013, 09:02
Unwritten, unspoked, perhsaps unperceived rules

I saw an interesting comment on an American site that implied that you will be seen as a rule-breaker if you normally arrive at work more than 2 standard deviations earlier or later than the mean arrival time, even if there is nominally no problem with that.
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