Disney Boss for a Day - Page 2

Crystal · 09-16-2005, 03:03 PM

Choose several t-shirt ideas from the gay days thread, purchase red t-shirts and insist that he/she has them screenprinted for all of your friends on the LOT.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-16-2005, 04:04 PM

Delint your suit.

Prepare and afternoon tea.

Decorate your office walls with post-it note art.

Compose all memo notes as haikus.

DisneyDaniel · 09-16-2005, 04:36 PM

Assign your boss to do your job, so he/she will realize what it's like to be in your shoes.

Have everyone transfer bad/irate customer calls to your boss for him/her to handle.

Ask your boss to take lunch orders from the entire office and have him/her pick-up and bring back the food, too. Your co-workers will love you for this, but they still have to pay for their own lunches.

wendybeth · 09-16-2005, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DisneyDaniel

Assign your boss to do your job, so he/she will realize what it's like to be in your shoes.

Have everyone transfer bad/irate customer calls to your boss for him/her to handle.

Ask your boss to take lunch orders from the entire office and have him/her pick-up and bring back the food, too. Your co-workers will love you for this, but they still have to pay for their own lunches.

What he said.

More bosses need to actually do what they want their employees to do. Too many don't serve their time before moving up, and it shows in their treatment of the employees and the customers. (Or guests).

Plumenom · 10-04-2005, 12:39 PM

well, i was the high bidder.

boss for the day wasn't quite what i expected however. i actually had to WORK as if i was the boss.

it began with my "administrative assistant" (the real boss) being 15 minutes late and having to explain "Presenteeism" and impose some discipline.

a special attache case was presented to me with hidden treasures inside. a very special dayplanner, a beautifully boxed gold company pen, memo's, reports, personal items and a copy of the morning newspaper. coffee and a bagel with cream cheese was brought to my new office desk, complete with a sign with my new title and name.

i was quickly transitioned into my day's agenda and as it turned out, had time for only one bite out of that bagel.

before an urgent management meeting that i was rushed into, i had dozens of emails to contend with.

personnel issues developed throughout the morning and had me hoping around trying to deal with them- or quickly learn about company policies regarding harrassment, someone needing to leave their shift early or working next to a stinky co-worker.

meetings created more meetings with email and memo follow-ups. the blackberry vibrated throughout the day - alerting me to a variety of privileged information.

there was one meeting that was pretty cool... a personal lesson on Texas Hold-Em... just prior to a "Board Meeting" featuring a game of poker. the winner chose the lunch location...and soon, transportation arrived to take me in style to a table waiting at Blue Bayou. an extended lunch was enjoyable and picked up on the company dime. (thanks mike.)

the day turned out a far cry from being rolled around in an office chair and i certainly earned my pay.

the best part of the day was choosing to present the donation to the Humane Society to support the rescue of animals effected by the hurricanes.

and i learned i don't wanna be the boss.

wendybeth · 10-04-2005, 01:02 PM

Managing other people is not a job for me, either. I'm very self-motivated, and I have no patience for whiners and babies. I truly admire good managers, because it's a tough, often thankless job, and any manager who can remain fair mined and even handed over the years is worth their weight in churros.

Cool that you won the bid, though!

09-16-2005, 03:03 PM	#11
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	Have him or her sharpen all of your pencils. Delint your suit. Prepare and afternoon tea. Decorate your office walls with post-it note art. Compose all memo notes as haikus.
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09-16-2005, 04:36 PM	#13
DisneyDaniel California Adventurer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 537	Assign your boss to do your job, so he/she will realize what it's like to be in your shoes. Have everyone transfer bad/irate customer calls to your boss for him/her to handle. Ask your boss to take lunch orders from the entire office and have him/her pick-up and bring back the food, too. Your co-workers will love you for this, but they still have to pay for their own lunches. __________________ Yes, I do LOVE Disney California Adventure. Disneyland is not so bad either ;-)
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10-04-2005, 12:39 PM	#15
Plumenom you know me, you love me: Plumenom Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: incognito Posts: 33	well, i was the high bidder. boss for the day wasn't quite what i expected however. i actually had to WORK as if i was the boss. it began with my "administrative assistant" (the real boss) being 15 minutes late and having to explain "Presenteeism" and impose some discipline. a special attache case was presented to me with hidden treasures inside. a very special dayplanner, a beautifully boxed gold company pen, memo's, reports, personal items and a copy of the morning newspaper. coffee and a bagel with cream cheese was brought to my new office desk, complete with a sign with my new title and name. i was quickly transitioned into my day's agenda and as it turned out, had time for only one bite out of that bagel. before an urgent management meeting that i was rushed into, i had dozens of emails to contend with. personnel issues developed throughout the morning and had me hoping around trying to deal with them- or quickly learn about company policies regarding harrassment, someone needing to leave their shift early or working next to a stinky co-worker. meetings created more meetings with email and memo follow-ups. the blackberry vibrated throughout the day - alerting me to a variety of privileged information. there was one meeting that was pretty cool... a personal lesson on Texas Hold-Em... just prior to a "Board Meeting" featuring a game of poker. the winner chose the lunch location...and soon, transportation arrived to take me in style to a table waiting at Blue Bayou. an extended lunch was enjoyable and picked up on the company dime. (thanks mike.) the day turned out a far cry from being rolled around in an office chair and i certainly earned my pay. the best part of the day was choosing to present the donation to the Humane Society to support the rescue of animals effected by the hurricanes. and i learned i don't wanna be the boss.
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10-04-2005, 01:02 PM	#16
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Managing other people is not a job for me, either. I'm very self-motivated, and I have no patience for whiners and babies. I truly admire good managers, because it's a tough, often thankless job, and any manager who can remain fair mined and even handed over the years is worth their weight in churros. Cool that you won the bid, though! __________________
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