Bosses

21 wayman Tom Wayman Bosses after Nicanor Parra The boss who stands behind you watching you work. The boss who insists "I'm sure I told you to do that." The boss who, after you've made nine trips carrying an extra-heavy load of boards, sees you walking with a light load and tells your foreman to order you to work harder. The boss who commands you to look busy. The foreman who can't resist showing you a better way. The foreman who won't let you do something a better way. The one who is also head of the union's grievance committee. The foreman who is unable or forgot to requisition enough parts and orders you to "make do with what you have." The supervisor who is afraid of the boss. The supervisor in love with memos. The supervisor who checks the washroom to be certain no one is there too long. The new supervisor who doesn't understand what is happening and so concentrates on enforcing regulations everybody forgot about years ago. These bosses in their coats and ties with their specially-colored hard hats, their offices, watches, clipboards, with their ulcers and their pathetic attempts to appear calm are, by and large, totally useless. ...