Big Company
From http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?YouKnowYoureInaBigCompanyWhen
Classic… a few of these seem more than a little familiar!
- The email system doesn’t use standard protocols and won’t work on most platforms, but it books conference rooms automatically… sometimes… until it stops for some unknown reason and forgets your appointments and you start missing meetings…
- You’re sending email and your company address book returns 30 matches for your recipient, most of which aren’t even on the same continent.
- Getting approval to purchase a $3000 laptop is no more difficult than getting approval to buy a $10 stapler.
- The programmers and other technical workers have to maintain their own network separate from the MIS-sanctioned corporate network.
- The company’s web site lists dozens of locations, and yours is not included.
The people I work with will be nodding their heads right about now.