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> So they hired a 3rd party consultant to write down their values and they had these posted all over the walls. My previous employer did something similar with
by radcon 7y ago
> So they hired a 3rd party consultant to write down their values and they had these posted all over the walls.
My previous employer did something similar with a word they invented -- except it was really just a synonym for efficiency.
The CFO got so excited that he had a bunch of posters printed out and handed out smaller versions to the supervisors. The supervisors all thought it was embarrassing but none of them had the guts to say that to the CFO.
To this day they still list that fake word in all their job postings with a little blurb about what it means, completely unaware that most applicants will probably spit their coffee out laughing at the absurdity of it. I think it might even have its own page on their website too...
- pwodhouse 7y agoThat doesn't sound very Googley.
- raphlinus 7y agoI chuckled, but I have to say that the word "Googley" used to mean something when I was there. It was exemplified by, among others, Claire Stapleton, who would post incredible little stories to go along with TGIF announcements. Retaliating against her for organizing a walkout is one of the most un-Googley things you can imagine. Now that she's left, if someone uses the word "Googley" unironically, you can laugh in their face and tell them I gave you permission. ETA: I found that Claire has posted a sampling of these on her site: http://cargocollective.com/clairest/Miscellaneous http://cargocollective.com/clairest/Miscellaneous