The other day I wrote about working on a doomed project. It’s not a worthless project – it’s about improving services, always a worthy aim – but for various political reasons not able to be mentioned here, its future is already limited. But pretend for the sake of argument that it’s not to meet an untimely [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Plea for advice: When you’re the lowest of the low
Posted in Work, tagged professionalism, stakeholder management, Work on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Public Service links of note, 5 April 2009
Posted in Links, tagged blogs, Public Service on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I Am Public Service “The mission of “I Am Public Service” is to inform US citizens about the success stories of public sector personnel and to inspire the next generation of public servants. We achieve this mission by highlighting and honoring people who have dedicated their careers to leaving a legacy of effective and efficient [...]
I wouldn’t mind so much if I thought it was going to go somewhere
Posted in Work on April 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As a government drone employee, what do you do when you’re working on a project that you don’t believe in, your manager doesn’t believe in, your department head doesn’t believe in, and your stakeholders don’t believe in? A project that, to add insult to injury, has been given a ‘fun’ acronym? (Project for Excellence in New Information [...]
My human resources person made me do this.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I return to my position at the Department of Silly Walks under a minor cloud, having completed graduate rotations at the Department of Knights Who Say Ni! and the Department of The Blessed Cheesemakers. The Knights Who Say Ni! were, how do I put it in HR mumbo-jumbo, unimpressed with my communication skills, personal conduct, [...]
