We are family.
No, an organization is not a family. You don't lay off family members when times get tough. Drop the family talk. It's bogus.
We are a fun place to work.
Workplaces can be reasonably enjoyable but, for most folks, work is not fun. Even the best jobs have their moments of drudgery.
We hire on the basis of merit.
Do you really? Why is it that we can point to any number of hires and promotions that are highly questionable?
We want candor.
That's good, but as I recall, the last person who was brutally frank about our product is now hawking it to villagers in Bolivia.
None of us is as smart as all of us.
Unless this is one of those occasions when the team has the collective I.Q. of a clam.
We respect our employees.
But we keep supervisors who are notoriously abusive so long as their numbers look good.
We reward performance.
So much so that if you are a great producer you'll get all of the tough projects and tight deadlines while the slug down the hall is permitted to coast.
We value quality.
Although if quality is up against convenience, quality may lose.
We cherish excellence.
On second thought, make that "comfort." Our comfort. Excellence can be so hard.
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