BS: 'Management' in Britain

Subject: BS: 'Management' in Britain
From: Acorn4
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 06:10 PM

I always wondered, since I were a lad what "middle management" meant.

At last having reached mature years I've found the answer:-


Pretend that there are no problems and everything in the garden is rosy.

When it is proved that there are problems, blame those under you.

For this, you are entitled to a large salary.


Am I right or am I just being cynical - your views, please!

Subject: RE: BS: 'Management' in Britain
From: Smokey.
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 06:17 PM

When I was in industry, prior to its Thatcherism induced extinction, "middle management" was synonymous with "parasitic wanker"..

Subject: RE: BS: 'Management' in Britain
From: artbrooks
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 06:33 PM

Mid-managers translate the grandiose schemes of the real managers (choke!) into concepts that have a chance of working. They then pass these on to the workers and first-line supervisors that try to put them into operation. If it works, the upper-levels get fat bonuses. If it doesn't, the mid-managers get the blame and the ax. Regardless, the worker-bees get paid every two weeks unless the scheme is so bad that the company goes belly-up.

Subject: RE: BS: 'Management' in Britain
From: Leadfingers
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 06:51 PM

Worst six months of my life was in a 'Management' position ! NON existent support from any where , and work all the hours there were for no overtime and a crap company car !

Subject: RE: BS: 'Management' in Britain
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 08:50 AM

Must be a song in there somewhere, Terry.