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JDB's Whiteboard Marker Org Health Metric: The ratio of dead whiteboard markers to working whiteboard markers at an organization is proportional to the health o
by jdblair 9y ago
JDB's Whiteboard Marker Org Health Metric: The ratio of dead whiteboard markers to working whiteboard markers at an organization is proportional to the health of the workplace culture.
Lots of dried out markers signal a workplace culture where people are too lazy to throw the markers out and replace them or where working markers are not available (possible money issues).
- jdblair 9y agoCorollary: if you are interviewing for a job and there are lots of dried out markers you may not want to work at the company.
- kinkrtyavimoodh 9y agoGreat, because the whole hiring process needed another voodoo variable.
- dfee 9y agoThis is a neat idea. I tried to Google it to get the full thesis, but it turned up nothing. I then realized you were quoting yourself in the third person. This could also be a good test for interviewers: do they toss the dead whiteboard marker in the trash, or put it back in the bin. Though, that could also correlate with self-confidence.
- QAPereo 9y agoSort of a modified “dirty bathroom” principle for restaurants.
- JBlue42 9y agoI wonder if that correlates with my theory on companies that buy cheap/thin toilet paper and their treatment of employees.