Comments on: What You Can Expect In The Corporate World

By: itauditsecurity

itauditsecurity — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:05:20 +0000

I agree with your points. The funny part is that I am so used to them, it seems normal (sigh).

Don’t forget this one: Human Resources is NOT your friend.
HR likes to bill itself as the solution to all your problems. Go to HR as a last result, and only if you don’t want your job any more. Especially regarding your manager. HR’s mission is to protect the company, not you, so anything you give them goes right back to management, especially yours if you complain about them.

Also, be careful in exit interviews. Don’t say anything negative as it could haunt you and turn into a bad reference. If HR cared about your opinion, why didn’t they ask you before they laid you off or you resigned?
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By: Trey Baird

Trey Baird — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:13:33 +0000

@ Midd13m4n

Thanks for reading. When I made this list, it was implied that I referring to mostly larger companies, although some smaller companies share these problems as well. Maybe I should made it more clear that I was referring to larger companies.

I LOVE the Simpsons, and the Malibu Stacy episode is dead on when it comes to the way corporations “innovate”. I wish that I had used that comparison in my article!

By: Midd13m4n

Midd13m4n — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:46:52 +0000

uh – that first sentence should read:
I have worked for small companies (LESS THAN 50 drones) and large companies (GREATER THAN 5000 zombies)………

damn brackets.

By: Midd13m4n

Midd13m4n — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:44:32 +0000

I have worked for small companies (5000 zombies), and your list is so much more true for large companies than small. I know a certain manager who has blocked out 2 hours every day as a fake meeting so he can disappear and get some real work done. All the rest of his time is spent in meetings.

And as for innovation? Large corporation’s innovation is like the Simpsons episode where the Malibu Stacy folks release a doll with simply a new hat to combat the Lisa Lionheart doll… it is all incremental; usually quantum.

and yes, most aspects of life can be analyzed and disected with the use of a few key cartoons: The Simpsons, Southpark, Ren & Stimpy, and Beavis and Butthead… and occasionally old Bugs Bunny shorts. Dilbert is useful, but has become cliche.

By: Trey Baird

Trey Baird — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:59:56 +0000

@ Trina

Change is definitely a scary thing for people who aren’t used to it. I hear the phrase “Creature of habit” thrown around, and I just don’t get how people could want to live the exact same day, 5 days of their life, until they’re 65 years old. I want to have adventures, experiences, and memories in my life, so people who fear change just irritate me to no end.

And yes, there are respectable corporate types… but your chances of working with them or for them are slim, because those are the types of businesses that fill up and keep their employees for a LONG time.

By: Trina

Trina — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:12:45 +0000

I worked in computer information systems for 7 yrs. and know better than most how people fear change. However, it’s not just the end-users who fear it. Like you said, the corporates who are “high up” don’t like to wiggle away from the comfy zone even if it could benefit the entire company. Corporate is a different breed. It takes a certain type to thrive in a positive light. There are a select group that are respectable corporate types…they probably just get fed up and leave.
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