How do managers get stuck? (2017)

Re:How do managers get stuck? (2017) by sokoloff on Monday September 16, 2019 @07:41PM (#20989652)

I once had a Vice President explain to me the rules at the bank he worked for. A person of level X was entitled to an office and one piece of art. A person of level X+1 was entitled to an outer office and two pieces of art, and so on.

When he started telling the story, I assumed he was pulling my leg. Once he got about three levels in and had clear details on all the differences, I realized (sadly) that he wasn't kidding.

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Re:How do managers get stuck? (2017) by notmyfuture on Monday September 16, 2019 @08:23PM (#20989917)

I worked at a (big) company where this happened: Very expensive HQ offices built with policy that >= Director get private offices. Due to miscount, restructuring or some combination thereof there ended up being ~3 offices less than needed. "Fixed" with a policy change that only >= VP get private offices. This left a very large number of vacant offices and the HQ looking a ghost town.

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