leastbest - but still one of the best
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What's in a name?
posted Wednesday, 1 December 2004
| I've had a few people ask me whey I use the name Leastbest. As always there is a story. When I was a young driver for ETDS I was told my boss wanted to see me in the office. I walked in and two supervisors were there. I was told to sit down and they closed the door. Whenever a door is closed it is a bad thing. Supervisor #1: Are you aware that we only hire the best people? Me: No I didn't. Supervisor #1: Well we do. You're in here because we only hire the best people but you are least best. Me: You mean I'm the worst? Supervisor #1: No, we don't have any worst drivers, we only have the best drivers and you are least best. At this time I felt as though I had fallen through a rabbit hole and into some Orwellian world. Me: But I'm still one one of the best, right? Supervisor #2: What are you stupid? Me: How could I be, I'm one of the best! Supervisor #2: You are being told this so you can improve. Me: How can I improve? I'm already one of the best. Supervisor #1: I'm not wasting any more time with you. You are put on notice. You are least best. Me: As long as I'm one of the best. This was only the beginning of my problems with the convoluted language of ETDS. One time a supervisor and I had this sparkling conversation. Supervisor: Do you know what your problem is? Me: No I don't. Perhaps you could enlighten me. Supervisor: Your problem is you react to problems. You should preact! Me: What does that mean? Supervisor: You should expect the unexpected. Act upon things before they happen. Me: I wish I had acted upon this conversation before it happened and walked away. Supervisor: There is no point in talking to you, you never listen. Since then I've had hundreds of these conversations, each one a little more mind-numbing than the one before. Anyone who thinks the Dilbert cartoons are fantasy have never worked for a corporation. |
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