July 9, 2003, 10:08
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Be afraid, be very afraid: Horse got promoted
By some freaking miracle or astounding clerical error I got promoted today 
I get a new office and 4 frighteningly youthful, able and over qualified staff. I've been told I've being sent in to "correct the drift" and get "a hard edge back" to their work.
Is the management completely raving mad? I'll have outsourced all the hard work within weeks 
This promotion is probably the end of the line for me in terms of career advancement. I can't really expect to get above this level. But I can stay at this level, doing a variety of interesting jobs over time, for the rest of my career and retire with honour. Its a very respectable level.
That's kind of spooky. I'm only 39.
Only 25 years till retirement 
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July 9, 2003, 10:11
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Re: Be afraid, be very afraid: Horse got promoted
Congrats 
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I get a new office and 4 frighteningly youthful, able and over qualified staff.
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Including female assistants? 
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July 9, 2003, 10:14
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Re: Be afraid, be very afraid: Horse got promoted
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
This promotion is probably the end of the line for me in terms of career advancement. I can't really expect to get above this level. But I can stay at this level, doing a variety of interesting jobs over time, for the rest of my career and retire with honour. Its a very respectable level.
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Until you start going backwards as the young and overqualified staff rise above you.
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July 9, 2003, 10:15
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someone saw this forum, noticed AH's status and said: "hey, he is a deity, we should promote him!". Haha, how far they are from the truth...
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July 9, 2003, 10:20
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Just another peon
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Congrats AH.
The most positive aspect of outsourcing is that you learn the true cost of doing that service. This allows you to write a business case for bringing the service back in-house. 
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July 9, 2003, 10:20
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I see those cushy government jobs are all they're cracked up to be...
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July 9, 2003, 10:21
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Re: Re: Be afraid, be very afraid: Horse got promoted
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Originally posted by BeBro
Including female assistants?
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Female "colleagues" if you please. And all with endless letters after their name like MA and PhD and university medallist.
Aaargh!
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July 9, 2003, 10:21
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I've been told I've being sent in to "correct the drift" and get "a hard edge back" to their work.
Well, congratulations to you. Heaven help the rest of the world.
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July 9, 2003, 10:26
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Heaven help the rest of the world.
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Its funny you should mention that 
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July 9, 2003, 10:27
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Re: Be afraid, be very afraid: Horse got promoted
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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
This promotion is probably the end of the line for me in terms of career advancement.
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This is an evil trap. The guy who will succeed in putting under control 4 frighteningly youthful, able, ambitious and over qualified staff will certainly draw the attention of top managers bothered by 40 frighteningly youthful, able, vociferously ambitious and over qualified staff.
The years ahead will be anything but quiet.
Congratulations anyway  :
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July 9, 2003, 10:29
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Female "colleagues" if you please. And all with endless letters after their name like MA and PhD and university medallist.
Aaargh!
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So they're too educated to be impressed by you.
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July 9, 2003, 10:32
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Re: Re: Be afraid, be very afraid: Horse got promoted
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This is an evil trap. The guy who will succeed in putting under control 4 frighteningly youthful, able, ambitious and over qualified staff will certainly draw the attention of top managers bothered by 40 frighteningly youthful, able, vociferously ambitious and over qualified staff.
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Yes - a mortal danger. The trick then is to do your job well - but not too well
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July 9, 2003, 10:33
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Sometimes they also promote those they do not want in their sections....
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July 9, 2003, 10:37
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Originally posted by geeslaka
So they're too educated to be impressed by you.
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Absolutely - everyone is over qualified these days. Its a function of competition.
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July 9, 2003, 10:51
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Congratulations.
Just remember - it's Mrs Horse's job to spend the salary increase.
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July 9, 2003, 11:07
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HA! She's got a real job - she earns more than me.
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July 9, 2003, 11:56
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There goes Australia.
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July 9, 2003, 12:01
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who said sleeping your way to the top wasn't a good strategy
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July 9, 2003, 12:23
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Horse, I thought it was your goal in life to avoid the catastrophe of "greater responsibility."
(congratulations, sucker!)
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July 9, 2003, 12:50
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 Congrats! Give'em hell!
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July 9, 2003, 17:54
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Horse, I thought it was your goal in life to avoid the catastrophe of "greater responsibility."
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It is 
Christ, I successfully evaded promotion for so long but I guess they finally realised the phone extension and office I was using wasn't vacant
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July 9, 2003, 18:01
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Is it true that Australian government promotions are decided by a wallaby-paddling contest?
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July 9, 2003, 18:07
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my condolenses
Jon Miller
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July 9, 2003, 18:11
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To Horse or Australia?
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July 9, 2003, 18:26
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On behalf of Australia, I must say
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I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).
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July 9, 2003, 18:54
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Oh dear, the Peter principle kicking in again
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July 9, 2003, 19:03
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Oh dear, the Peter principle kicking in again
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Speaking of Erith:
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July 9, 2003, 19:42
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Do you have a tick or something?
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July 9, 2003, 19:45
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Are you sure they didn't promote you to a position where you can't do any harm?
ACK!
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July 9, 2003, 20:05
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I think it's the Dilbert Principle.
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