An assistant programmer's annual review
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:59 pm
One day, a project leader was asked to submit a review of one of his
employees. He wrote the following:
1. Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
2. hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
3. wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
4. thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always
5. finishes given assignments on time. Often, Bob takes extended
6. measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
7. breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
8. vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
9. knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
10. classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be
11. dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
12. promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
13. executed as soon as possible.
Regards - Project Leader
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Shortly thereafter, the HR department received the following memo from
the project leader:
Sorry, but that idiot was reading over my shoulder while I wrote the
report sent to you earlier today. Kindly read only the odd numbered
lines for my true assessment of him.
Regards - Project Leader
employees. He wrote the following:
1. Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
2. hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
3. wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
4. thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always
5. finishes given assignments on time. Often, Bob takes extended
6. measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
7. breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
8. vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
9. knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
10. classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be
11. dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
12. promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
13. executed as soon as possible.
Regards - Project Leader
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Shortly thereafter, the HR department received the following memo from
the project leader:
Sorry, but that idiot was reading over my shoulder while I wrote the
report sent to you earlier today. Kindly read only the odd numbered
lines for my true assessment of him.
Regards - Project Leader
