BS: company policy....

Subject: company policy....
From: Musicman
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 09:31 PM

Is THIS how it works?....

Start with a cage containing five apes. In the cage, hang a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb toward the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water. After awhile, another ape makes an attempt with the same result -- all the apes are sprayed with cold water. This continues through several more attempts. Pretty soon, when another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes all try to prevent it. Now, turn off the cold water. Remove one ape from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new ape sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror, all of the other apes attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original five apes and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. Again, replace a third original ape with a new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and is attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are participating in the beating of the newest ape. After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes, all the apes originally sprayed with cold water have been replaced. Nevertheless, no ape ever again approaches the stairs. Why not? Because that's the way they've always done it, and that's the way it's always been around here. And that's how company policy begins.

Subject: RE: BS: company policy....
From: Mike Robertson
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 09:42 PM

Depends on your view of the human race...:-)

If we are all apes then I guess you're right. If you have belief in us as more than apes then you might consider what happens if the new ape gets to talk to the older apes first. If you've been in the 'older ape' situation and nobody wants to talk to you then OK, I admit you have a point...:-)

Me, I put people who don't want to talk to me into the 'younger apes' category irrespective of calendar age. But I'm atill prepared to listen (just in case they know something I don't).

-mike-

Subject: RE: BS: company policy....
From: _gargoyle
Date: 25 Nov 99 - 12:45 AM

Beautiful...