This reminded me of a true story many, many years ago. I used to go to my boss and tell him, “I was thinking …”. He would then cut me off and say, “Stop it, everytime you think, we get in trouble”. Then he would laugh. One time we had a big problem, when we finally solved it, the answer was a very simple solution. Boss comes to me and said, “Why didn’t you think of that”. My response? “You told me to stop thinking”.
Even in government work we had a lot of “think outside the box”, “be creative”, and “take advantage of unexpected opportunities”, etc. etc. But along with those the underlying unspoken message was “just don’t be wrong” or “don’t screw up and make us [me] look bad”.".
KLSeering over 2 years ago
Jay, that was just mean, but soooo good!
destry1970 over 2 years ago
The perfect answer, wish I could do that at lest once in my life.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Rita is in a corner now.
Yakety Sax over 2 years ago
Mind blown.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside over 2 years ago
“What would be the best way to confuse you?”
sandflea over 2 years ago
A true trump adherent.
Mark Thomas over 2 years ago
This reminded me of a true story many, many years ago. I used to go to my boss and tell him, “I was thinking …”. He would then cut me off and say, “Stop it, everytime you think, we get in trouble”. Then he would laugh. One time we had a big problem, when we finally solved it, the answer was a very simple solution. Boss comes to me and said, “Why didn’t you think of that”. My response? “You told me to stop thinking”.
Sassy's Mom over 2 years ago
Excellent, diplomatic answer!
WF11 over 2 years ago
Even in government work we had a lot of “think outside the box”, “be creative”, and “take advantage of unexpected opportunities”, etc. etc. But along with those the underlying unspoken message was “just don’t be wrong” or “don’t screw up and make us [me] look bad”.".