March 7, 2007

• On Bosses

  "I'm a Barbie Girl, in the Barbie World."

  There's a variety of boss types.
  There's the martyr boss who has worked Christmas Day, with pneumonia,
  in a snowstorm while walking to and from work for 5 weeks after a car accident,
  with both legs
  broken. There's the screamer boss who seems to think
  that
  he will get his way if he raises his voice to an unconscionable
  level.
  The Machiavellian boss who is
  highly focused, very motivated, and looks
  
  at people as a means to an end. The world is a giant pyramid and the
  apex is his.
  The clueless boss who has perhaps he just started with the company, is
  
  unfamiliar with the technology, or is temporarily out-of-touch due to
  
  personal problems. Like superheroes, you can choose what kind of boss
  you can be. Me, I go for the

  Friendly Neighborhood Boss.
  The All American

  Clean Cut Boss Next Door. Yes. I'm very down to earth.

  
  All my employees tell me so. One time, this employee,
  I

  forget his name, he was like, "Vinh, sir, you are so down with

  the people."
  And I was all, "Shit yeah. I'm people who am people.

  Now go get me some nachos."

  
  

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