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Memo on August 4th: Staff, we're moving to the new building. IT, make sure the building is ready by September 15th.

IT: But the entire networking, surveillance, fire suppression (yes, we do that too) and power management systems have to be installed/redone.

Management: What's so hard about that? Just get it done.

Memo about a week ago: Timeline for move shifted to September 9th

IT: Sir, this request is unreasonable especially since you still want us to go through the usual procurement process of hiring vendors to deal with stuff.

Management: So you mean to tell me you can't handle that in the next couple weeks?

IT: We're a large organisation with ~300 employees. The data centre in the new building isn't even usable yet.

Management: I don't care. Make sure everything is placed and operational by the 5th. Stop making a mountain out of a mole hill!

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  • 5
    Wow. That sounds like a lot of unpaid overtime waiting to happen.
  • 8
    I live to see the day when the whole it staff quits and the manager sits there with a face of regret and crying like a baby.
  • 1
    @azous "cemeteries are full of unreplaceable people" mate... that's the manager philosophy.
  • 3
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