October 4, 2007
No, we cannot make the box bigger Comments Off
My job = a big box
Everything I’m supposed to do in a given day = balls of clay the get put into the box.
Problem 1: we can’t fit all the balls of clay into the box
Solution 1a: Make some of the balls of clay smaller
Solution 1b: Change the shape of other clay balls so that they fit more compactly
Problem 2: solutions 1 and 2 have been applied, and we still have leftover clay balls
Solution 2: Decide which clay balls have the lowest priority, and take them out of the box.
Problem 3: Supervisor dissagrees on what should be considered “lowest priority”
Solution 3a: Sneak the balls back into/out of the box. (passive-aggressive, but effective)
Solution 3b: Get into a fight with supervisor over job priorities. (semi-effective)
Solution 3c: Strangle supervisor (effectiveness unknown)