I work for the government, and it is no surprise to anyone that the government loves to use acronyms. Today I was in a meeting discussing a program called JAAC (pronounced jack). The meeting sounded like this:
I think it’s important that we convey the relevance of JAAC.
Yes, but how much do they already know about JAAC?
Well, clearly they know a lot about JAAC; but are they aware of how actively involved in JAAC that we all are? Do they realize how much time and money is being spent on JAAC?
I just stopped taking notes and examined the people in the room. Not a single person was aware of how ridiculous they sounded. And this is why I think being a federal employee is fun.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Very First Thing.
Everyone likes to complain about their job. Even people with great jobs like to complain. No big deal. But I find it hard to complain about a job where every day when I walk into my office I am greeted with this.
Who could be unhappy after a face full of Beibei? Certainly not I.
And as an added bonus, I also get to have nightmares about Beibei trying to eat me while I sleep. The Chinese are really on to something here.
Who could be unhappy after a face full of Beibei? Certainly not I.
And as an added bonus, I also get to have nightmares about Beibei trying to eat me while I sleep. The Chinese are really on to something here.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Applied.
At work today I got an email inquiring about the application for a job we posted. He wanted to know if he should address the skill areas in which he has no experience.
Here is the letter I wanted to write but did not.
Dear Sir,
By all means, please do not let your complete lack of knowledge, skills or ability prevent you from answering a section of the application. I would suggest making up a skill that you do not currently possess.
If you are uncomfortable with this, perhaps you should address a skill which does not even exist. I think I may speak on behalf of the interview panel when I say that we would love to hire someone who posses unique abilities such as invisibility, human flight or is able to repeat entire episodes of Knight Rider word for word.
Please be sure to attach a list of references who may or may not be actual people living or dead. We strongly encourage you to include references from unicorns or talking cars.
Here is the letter I wanted to write but did not.
Dear Sir,
By all means, please do not let your complete lack of knowledge, skills or ability prevent you from answering a section of the application. I would suggest making up a skill that you do not currently possess.
If you are uncomfortable with this, perhaps you should address a skill which does not even exist. I think I may speak on behalf of the interview panel when I say that we would love to hire someone who posses unique abilities such as invisibility, human flight or is able to repeat entire episodes of Knight Rider word for word.
Please be sure to attach a list of references who may or may not be actual people living or dead. We strongly encourage you to include references from unicorns or talking cars.
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