One FTE – impressions of a corporate life

Tag: career

  • not in my job description

    original publish date: 30th December, 2009

    decades on …

    It was a simpler time, friends.

    Here I was, bagging some poor (hypothetical) guy who was trying to set some boundaries, with no consideration that the requester might actually be out of line.

    Not that the ‘not my job’ thing is, or has ever been, a good play, but nowadays, I think I’m probably more in the ‘happy to help, but would you prefer I worked with [ The Actually Responsible One ] to progress this?’ camp nowadays.

    transcript

    Requestee: I’m sorry, but that request falls well outside my job description.

    Requester: I’ll be sure to include it in your Replacement’s.

    Closing caption: Remember that it’s only your job description for as long as it’s your job.

  • parental pride

    original publish date: 27th December, 2009

    decades on …

    Young kids find corporate life a bit boring. Older kids find corporate life more than a bit abhorrent.

    Can’t take it personally. On occasion, it can be hard to disagree.

    transcript

    FTE: This is where I work, son. My job is to ensure this division meets challenging financial and operational targets.

    FTE Jnr: Do you get to play with the fire extinguishers?

    FTE: What? No.

    FTE Jnr: Sounds boring. Kenny’s dad gets to drive a bulldozer.

    Closing caption: Unless you’re an astronaut, your kids won’t care.

  • deity’s delegations

    original publish date: 24th December, 2009

    decades on …

    The (only) interesting thing about this comic is that, if you’re not Australian, you need to understand that the Australian corporate and government sectors largely shut down over the Christmas / New Year period (and some would argue, for half of December and most of January). This, I’ve since learned, is not universal.

    It might have something to do with it being summer in December here, and cold beer being readily available.

    So, for the purposes of this largely uninsightful comic, insert your local popular holiday as required.

    transcript

    Clerk: Last week I was an accounts clerk, now I’m VP of Marketing

    Janitor: I was emptying bins. Now I’m CFO.

    Closing caption: Christmas holiday delegations. They can make you a god.