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Which of the following "Dilbert" characters would your co-workers say best resembles you?
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by TheReaperD on Thursday May 21 2020, @06:10AM
I worked in Academia as well in IT. I was also the person the Director went to when he wanted something done in a timely manner and was willing to 'look the other way' on how it got done. Example, getting blueprint changes done for a new building that that the school board wouldn't authorize because they didn't want to spend any more money on the project. I talked to the construction crew, figured out what would be best, asked their favorite brands and showed up at lunch with a cold case of beer, each of their favorite brand. I even got them for the guys I didn't need to bribe. They asked why I did that and I said, I take care of everybody. I may not need your help today but, I might tomorrow plus, it's bad form to leave out some of the crew. I got all the changes we needed done and they were updates on the blueprints so it was all legal. Though it did count as an illegal bribe of a government contractor that resulted in unauthorized changes to a federal building. My boss, the Director, made the mistake of asking me how I got it done when he couldn't do it. He then remembered why he didn't ask me how I got things done. Less legal liability that way.
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