Workplace Observations

Filed under: things everyone has seen.

Short satire about the system, never the person stuck in it.

Observation No. 001

The team agreed unanimously. Four of them will now explain in private why it won’t work.

Observation No. 002

The project is 90% complete, as it has been since spring.

Observation No. 003

The door is always open. The calendar behind it is booked until November.

Observation No. 004

The new collaboration tool has a channel for discussing which collaboration tool to use.

Observation No. 005

Everyone on the call has their camera off except the presenter, who would also like their camera off.

Observation No. 006

The only person who understands the system is on holiday for two weeks. The system has been informed.

Observation No. 007

The “quick question” is now in its second hour.

Observation No. 008

The reorganisation is complete. Everyone reports to someone new and does exactly what they did before.

Observation No. 009

The retrospective produced the same three actions as last quarter’s. Progress is described as “consistent”.