I don't actually know Sid very well. We'll see how this goes.
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Poor baby
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So I gave him a funny team name and it appears he's going with it.
This could work out pretty well for me I now see. Sid will be the virtual team leader but really he'll be my puppet. The dynamic here is Sid reports to a guy who reports to Isabelle. I don't report to any of these people but they all basically out rank me. They are mostly corporate muckety-mucks and I am field. But Isabelle draws a lot of water in this town. For some reason my boss nominated me to be the field representative on this virtual team with all these people to do some high visibility shit and go to work on one of our competitors with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch. Get medieval on their ass. In general I don't have time for it since I'm field and actually have to do shit like generate revenue but if I can get others to do most of the work and attach my name to it and get some visibility with the higher powers maybe it will be okay.
Go Sid!
if I can get others to do most of the work and attach my name to it and get some visibility with the higher powers maybe it will be okay. Go Sid!
Sounds like you are perfect for Management... make sure you have a backup plan incase things go south..then you can throw Sid under the bus
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Mikey's corporate "sit and kick" strategy. Nice.
What does Tunis make?
... if I can get others to do most of the work and attach my name to it...
Make this work for running and give or sell it as a beginners program and you will become famous and loved out in the GSP.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Hey, nice marmot!
If Sid has two working brain cells, he's thinking the same thing. Plus he's already got the "chain of command" inroad with Isabelle, so his row will be easier to hoe. I wouldn't trust Sid if I were you. He's a sneaky fucker who I don't think is really as dumb as he looks. I wouldn't put it past him to willfully play "puppet" right up until it comes time to write the report (or whatever it is you people do). Then his name goes on first, as "leader" and you get included with the "et al." Hell with that! Sid's only value is to provide a conduit to Isabelle. No more "free help" until he sets up a meet. Once you have a direct line to one of the big boys, then you can marginalize Sid and take all the credit. By this time next year, you'll be making twice as much with a promotion doing half the work and Sid will be a broken, shell of man trading handjobs for crack in south Boston.
Plus, you're a way faster runner than Sid. So there's that too.
Oh, and T-shirts. Every team needs T-shirts. And a mission statement. And a charter. And an executive summary of the mission statement and the charter, so the big guys can see you've done something and nod approvingly.
and throw in an imaginary 8-ball for good measure.
i mean - you know you couldn't get the job done without it...
To really loosen yourself up, get foam tomahawk and chant "Sid, Sid, Sid..." for a few minutes before the next conference call. You just might giggle a bit. Then you'll really be laid and back in control for the call.
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By this time next year, you'll be making twice as much with a promotion doing half the work and Sid will be a broken, shell of man trading handjobs for crack in south Boston.
Brilliant
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