An old house, a geek, a cute transvestite, a very tall lesbian, and at least one ghost–what could happen? – Adult situations and artistic nudity. Not suitable for children.
This is what happens when you don’t know what the job you are doing is really about. Ace is actually doing the job very well, he pays attention people naturally and gives them support, praise and advice without hovering. But because that is all a part of his nature, he does not see the value of it.
This bit of the story always reminds me a conversation between a department manager and one of his subordinates when I worked at a truck dealership. The sub asked why he seemed to be doing a lot more work than the manager while being paid less. The manager’s answer was that the higher you get, the more often you are paid for what you know and can do than what you actually do. The manager not only made sure everyone working for him did their jobs, he made sure they had what they needed to do so, and were organised to make sure it all got done. No one under him could have done that.
So some of the time, yes, he had nothing to do, he’d set it all in motion and could now watch it get done. The service manager who unplugged his phone so we couldn’t put customer calls through to him, on the other hand…
This is what happens when you don’t know what the job you are doing is really about. Ace is actually doing the job very well, he pays attention people naturally and gives them support, praise and advice without hovering. But because that is all a part of his nature, he does not see the value of it.
This bit of the story always reminds me a conversation between a department manager and one of his subordinates when I worked at a truck dealership. The sub asked why he seemed to be doing a lot more work than the manager while being paid less. The manager’s answer was that the higher you get, the more often you are paid for what you know and can do than what you actually do. The manager not only made sure everyone working for him did their jobs, he made sure they had what they needed to do so, and were organised to make sure it all got done. No one under him could have done that.
So some of the time, yes, he had nothing to do, he’d set it all in motion and could now watch it get done. The service manager who unplugged his phone so we couldn’t put customer calls through to him, on the other hand…