Non-PC Recruiting

We have three folks retiring this FY
And we’ll have to replace them I sure
While they want us to recruit the disabled
I’m not sure what to use as a lure?

Our lift, at its best, is just shaky
It fails every couple of weeks
And we don’t have someone who know signing
So the deaf have no help so to speak
And the blind – I really don’t see how
They could work here with all that we read
And the “slow”, well we already have them
In all truth, we need someone with speed

Be they missing a limb
Be they her or a him
I’m not sure they would feel they belong
But as arguments go
You know that I know
I haven’t a leg to stand on

Those that stutter and twitch
Of those we are rich
I notice them briefing GOs
But I guess we could use
Someone who has fused
A couple of fingers or toes

But I needn’t worry
The boss sees no hurry
The jobs can be vacant henceforth
They’d just be content
If the vacancy’s sent
To be downgraded and filled there up North

Mdailey
07/24/08

Breakfast Feast

The Story: Our front office personnel decided to hold an unannounced team building exercise. They brought in breakfast food – cooked bacon in the common break room which put that marvelous smell drifting through the whole office – and then took everything into the front office – behind a closed glass door – but within sight of anyone in the hall – and proceeded to feast on the food. Meetings with leadership were postponed while this was going on and when they were all through, they brought what was left and put it in the common break room for anyone that wanted it – a couple of crumpled up waffles and a single piece of sausage. It upset most of the rest of the staff as they felt invited in by the aroma but driven away by the front office staff.

My Version:

The Breakfast Feast
(Or how I learned my place in the office)

They've driven a wedge in our office
They don't even know it just yet
They've divided us into the haves and haves not
And pushed our morale into debt
Just this morning a breakfast was held there
The Aroma our appetites wet
Behind the glass doors was a table
And upon it a banquet was set
They let us all watch the production
They ate till their hunger was met
Then they offered up scraps from their table
Like you would to a household pet
Yea - They've driven a wedge in our office
And they don't even know it just yet!


mdailey
10/19/07

A Definite Maybe

Did you ever work in one of the offices that was constantly undergoing reorganizations but no one wanted to give you the details? I did!

We’ve got us a definite maybe
From an org chart they hung on the wall
We could color in all of the boxes
But we haven’t a crayon at all
They fear that maybe we’ll eat them
Or sharpen them to a sharp point
Use them to commit hara-kiri
Just to get out of this joint
Or maybe they think we’re all stupid
And give us all these monkeyshines
But we’re smarter than they give us credit
We all can read in between lines

Mdailey
08/01/08