03-28-2006, 02:32 PM
One day in big corporate HQ, after a bitter day of blood-letting over a bad outcome, the fallguy executive was cleaning out his desk for his replacement.
When the junior VP arrived and was moving into his new corner office, in the center desk drawer he found a note and two sealed envelopes. The note read:
“In the coming months you will undoubtedly face many situations as a result of what has happened under my term in this office. When the answers and solutions won’t come to you, open envelope #1.”
Well, the new guy faced and solved my troubles and the company ship was again on a steady course. Then one day there came a problem he couldn't solve, so he opened envelope #1.
Inside was a note that read:
“Blame it on the last guy.”
He did. And the crisis passed.
Many months later, another crisis arose and the man could not figure a way out. He went to the drawer and located envelope #2, and opened it. Inside was a note that read:
“First, blame the last guy. Next, get out two envelopes…..”
When the junior VP arrived and was moving into his new corner office, in the center desk drawer he found a note and two sealed envelopes. The note read:
“In the coming months you will undoubtedly face many situations as a result of what has happened under my term in this office. When the answers and solutions won’t come to you, open envelope #1.”
Well, the new guy faced and solved my troubles and the company ship was again on a steady course. Then one day there came a problem he couldn't solve, so he opened envelope #1.
Inside was a note that read:
“Blame it on the last guy.”
He did. And the crisis passed.
Many months later, another crisis arose and the man could not figure a way out. He went to the drawer and located envelope #2, and opened it. Inside was a note that read:
“First, blame the last guy. Next, get out two envelopes…..”