On Thu, 4 Jan 1996 SUGARMANB@aol.com wrote:
> Let's hear your favorite tales from "the informal org. strikes back".
I'm sure there are a lot of these stories in the present US Gov't shutdown
situation. Here's one:
A good friend has an important position (career, not political) in an
agency and is concerned with long term research funding in universities.
To get input she hosts an important meeting every five years, gathering
people from the field.
Her department is furloughed, of course, and the meeting occured recently.
(Informal Org Round #1) Her boss forbids her to attend "her" meeting,
despite the fact that she's assured pay, retroactively, when the budget
bills eventually get passed. Why? This thing looks to me like a strike by
the gov't against the people, and the boss must want to make sure the
people are feeling the pain.
(Informal Org Round #2) She goes anyway, on her own ticket. The meeting is
at a nice warm resort, not such a bad trip, and all the people are pretty
interested in seeing her. Successful discussions occur at poolside, while
the forbidden meeting goes on indoors.
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