Old
economy Boss
NICKNAME: Slave-driver
- DEFAULT POSITION: Glued to armchair
dispensing memos
- MOST-HEARD UTTERANCE: "It's standard
operating procedure."
- LOUDEST POSSESSION: Voice
- IDEA OF A GREAT D AND D: Sharks' fin soup
and chandeliers
- VIEW OF SUBORDINATES: "Guilty until
proven innocent."
- TREATS INTERNS: With lust
- ENCOURAGING WORDS: "You get a
raise."
- DISPARAGING WORDS: "You haven't hit
your target."
And
Worker
- JOB TITLE: Slogger
- OPERATIVE MODE: Shell-shocked
- DEFAULT POSITION: Eyes glued to computer
screen, thinking deadlines
- FAVE ITEM ON DESK: Photo of pet dog
- TO SUCK UP TO BOSS, YOU HAVE TO: Introduce
girlfriends
- WON'T BAT AN EYELID WHEN: Boss brings in
an iMac
- SEEN AT THE D AND D: Humiliating
colleagues by pushing them onstage
- POURS OUT PROBLEMS TO: Cleaning lady
- FAVE MOMENT OF DAY: Logging off
- FAVE COMPLAINT: "Too much work!"
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New economy Boss
NICKNAME: Ringleader
- OPERATIVE MODE: Excited
- DEFAULT POSITION: Huddled among staff
- MOST-HEARD UTTERANCE: "Let's chance
it."
- LOUDEST POSSESSION: Fubu shirt
- IDEA OF A GREAT D AND D: Wrestling his
wife for all to see
- VIEW OF SUBORDINATES: "They're
adults, aren't they?"
- TREATS INTERNS: As the next dot.com
millionaires
- ENCOURAGING WORDS: "You get stock
options."
- DISPARAGING WORDS: "You haven't any
hits."
And Worker
- JOB TITLE: Slicker
- OPERATIVE MODE: Charged-up
- DEFAULT POSITION: Eyes glued to ceiling,
thinking ideas
- FAVE ITEM ON DESK: Pet dog
- TO SUCK UP TO BOSS, YOU HAVE TO: Introduce
Sim Wong Hoo
- WON'T BAT AN EYELID WHEN: Boss brings over
a cup of coffee
- SEEN AT THE D AND D: Humiliating himself
by volunteering himself on stage
- POURS OUT PROBLEMS TO: CEO
- FAVE MOMENT OF DAY: Logging on
- FAVE COMPLAINT: "Too little
time!"
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