Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> Mr. Gray wasn't very good at his job, but he had the ear of the Boss.... << Mr. Gray: "The boss doesn't seem picky. Just involved!" Mr. Garrison: "I think the idea of new Coke [or the Edsel] was good, but we just didn't have enough money to develop and promote it to its fullest potential. Besides, our customers are too cheap and didn't understand the value of our wonderful product."
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA You should learn to chuckle at yourself, disneywatcher. It makes life a bit more bearable.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Sadly, the humor of Mr. Gray and Mr. Garrison is lost on some, Jim. Reminds me a little of a guy I once worked with, Sam Wrappedtootight...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I remember Sam, he and Bill KissDaBossusButt were associates I think...
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> I don't believe disneywatcher has a sense of hunor at all. << It's hard to when dealing with a Barry-Braverman or Michael-Eisner type of mentality or attitude. However, it's an illustration of why the average person, in terms of his or her talent and aptitude, is average to forgettable, or merely drones in the bigger picture.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> Speaking of drones... << Well, I guess you too aren't exactly a big, Nobel-Prize type success in the world. In other words, easily distinguishable from all the faceless John Does of the world.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Since I am feeling a bit ticked off at your comment, disneywatcher, let me say this: I would put my "resume" against yours any day, with regards to this site. If LP as a community is about discussing Disney, I am 100% positive I have made a significant contribution to this community. You on the other hand have done nothing but complain about DCA, Eisner, Braverman, etc. I hardly think that's much of an accomplishment.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher ^ And kissing up to mediocrity and mediocre people (Hi, Barry!) is such a "significant contribution"? And because most people are drones, meaning they're followers more than leaders, and therefore even likelier to see their talent and skills wobble or collapse when surrounded by yes-men and brown nosers, the role of the leader and top decisionmaker takes on even greater significance.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Only a narrowminded "leader" such as yourself would assume that discussions about mediocrity is the only subject of conversation here, so drop with the accusations, 'cause you've lost the war.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA disneywatcher, have you ever stood up for your convictions at work? So much so that you walked out the door and quit? If not, doesn't that make you a 'drone' and a John Doe 'working for The Man?'
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> If not, doesn't that make you a 'drone' << I'd be the last to say that most people, including myself, aren't affected by office politics, including knowing who cuts the checks and who does the hiring and firing. That's why if a person who isn't even dependent on the DisCo for his or her paycheck, and who doesn't even have to schmooze with corporate bigwigs there, is nonetheless quite easygoing about DCA's mediocrity, imagine the way he or she would be if under the beck and call of a Braverman, Pressler or Eisner.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^^thanks for the long drawn out sentence that DIDN'T answer my question. It reminds me of this guy I worked with -- Erickson was his last name. Never answered a question. Management loved him.
Originally Posted By oc_dean If I may say ... ... if our paychecks are on the line, we'll do "what we are told" (whatever that may be) in order to keep our roofs over our head. Only visionaries with money have any say-so in our modern society. That's my take on life.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> ... if our paychecks are on the line, we'll do "what we are told" << And I'll repeat that imagine, therefore, how exceptionally unreliable or inept a person working on DCA would have to be if he or she, even when NOT employed by the DisCo and dependent on its bosses or managers for his job and salary, still didn't consider the park to be that mediocre.
