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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:21 am
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Once upon a time the government with Ruling Party XYZ.. had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.
Ruling Party XYZ Said.. - "Someone may steal from it at night."

So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Ruling Party XYZ Said..

- "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?"

So they created a planning department and hired two people, one person to write the instructions, and one person to do time studies. Then Ruling Party XYZ Said..,

- "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?"

So they created a Quality Control department and hired two people. One to do the studies and one to write the reports. Then Ruling Party XYZ Said.. ,

- "How are these people going to get paid?"

So they created the following positions, a time keeper, and a payroll officer, then hired two people. Then Ruling Party XYZ Said..,

- "Who will be accountable for all of these people?"

So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary. Then Ruling Party XYZ Said..,

- "We have had this command in operation for one year and we are $18,000 over budget, we must cutback overall cost."



So they laid off the night watchman.
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abhishek dadhichi

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:29 am
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The night watchman wasn't that costly.... icon_lol.gif







Thanks,
Abhishek
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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:36 am
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Yup... icon_wink.gif
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Swetalina

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:46 pm
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This is what exactly happens.. icon_lol.gif
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DB2 Guy

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:02 pm
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and in this recession time it's quite evident . . .
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