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Beginner June 2008

Work situation - I can't believe no-one realised - updated

shooting star, 3 June, 2008 at 20:56

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I was asked to come up with some ideas to help promote our company values across our subsidaries in Europe and the deadline was very tight. (Just co clarify this is not something I would normally do as part of my job). I came up with the idea of having 1 poster for each value and an image to...

I was asked to come up with some ideas to help promote our company values across our subsidaries in Europe and the deadline was very tight. (Just co clarify this is not something I would normally do as part of my job).

I came up with the idea of having 1 poster for each value and an image to represent that value. (OK not rocket science, but like I said tight deadlines). I googled some images and found very neutral images (e.g. hands holding a sprouting plant, 2 rock climbers helping each other up a mountain, a piggy bank etc) and sent them onto the person leading the values promotion.

A couple of other people put the posters together, and yesterday the final version was put on my desk and I was asked to comment back asap.

On the leadership poster they had replaced the rock climbing image with a montage of great leaders. The wording was 'Who do you know who shows leadership at <company name>?" The first thing I noticed was that Stalin and Osama bin Laden were in this montage!!! So I said they definitely had to be removed and was told I was making extra work (!) as it was all one image. There were also a couple of other people in there that I didn't recognise and I asked who they were and was told one was an explorer.

Well the Stalin and Osama have been removed and the poster campaign has been sent out across our European branches. I took the poster home and my H told me that the 'explorer' is acutally the Unabomber who killed 3 people and injured 23 others in the 70s. He also noticed that General Pinochet is just showing behind Martin Luther King.

There's also someone else who looks a bit suspect - I am scared to find out who it might be.

Can't believe we have sent this out - it is so offensive. I have my head in my hands at the moment.

OK - well the posters are up around our office (the one I was talking about was the second in the series), but surprisingly no fallout yet.

Before it went up I told my manager where it had come from and she sent a strongly worded email to the manager in charge explaining why it shouldn't go up. I also raised my views too about the problems with it. However I was told 'it has gone out on email now so we can't change it'.

However an email was sent out from our Head Office in the US thanking those who "embodied our values by creating this innovative series of posters" and named and thanked 1) the manager who sent them out but didn't do any of the work, 2) the manager who asked me to do the work and wouldn't recall them and 3) the person who chose the image but not me (who thought of the idea, who found the other images, who corrected the grammar and spelling and who stopped it going out with fecking Starlin and Osama on it (ok so I missed the others).

I don't know whether to be pissed off that I haven't been publicly recognised (again! - this has happened before when I have helped this team with a project) or to be relieved that my name isn't associated with it.

Sigh.

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  • Braw Wee Chanter
    Braw Wee Chanter ·
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    Only just saw this thread and am beside myself with laughter! Pure Hitched gold.

    Any update from Shooting Star?

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  • F
    Beginner July 2003
    Fimble ·
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    Absolutely hilarious!

    I am Gorbachev's left eye, it seems.

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  • B
    Beginner September 2007
    bostongirl ·
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    Yup, this is one of my all time hitched favourites too.

    So, does she still have a job?

    Was there any feedback from people you sent it out to?

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  • Tulip O`Hare
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    Tulip O`Hare ·
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    Waaah! ?

    Interestingly enough, I'm a:

    Social Liberal
    (68% permissive)

    and an...
    Economic Liberal
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    You are best described as a:

    Socialist

    You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
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  • The Beast
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    The Beast ·
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    You are a
    Social Liberal
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    and an...
    Economic Liberal
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    You are best described as a:

    Strong Democrat


    You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc

    Bugger! That lands me squarely on Hilary Clinton. Not what I expected nor wanted.

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  • duggo
    Beginner September 2004
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    Great post. Would love an update on how the poster has been received.

    I'm Hilary Clintons right ear, heading toward Gorbachov. Not what I expected.

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  • Melawen
    Beginner January 2007
    Melawen ·
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    Your true political self: You are a Social Liberal (65% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (25% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. (There's a shock) Is there an update?
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  • Elle
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    Read this yesterday and was wondering whether there was an update?

    Also just took the test and I seem to be missing 2 percent somewhere....:

    Your true political self:

    You are a
    Social Liberal
    (70% permissive)

    and an...
    Economic Liberal
    (28% permissive)

    You are best described as a:

    Democrat

    You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness. loc: (74, -82)
    modscore: (17, 42)
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  • Pop Up Pundit
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    Pop Up Pundit ·
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    Been away so I haven't seen this. I am sobbing with laughter??

    Charles Manson was certainly an effective leader - not much of a role model though. Pinochet certainly had direction, you have to give him that.

    So very very wrong ? but thanks for sharing shooting star. Please do update us.

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  • Argh
    Beginner October 2008
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    You are a


    Social Conservative
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    and an...


    Economic Liberal
    (21% permissive)

    You are best described as a:


    You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.

    Do I now have to look at the picture and work out which famous person I am?

    I don't think I'll be Darth

    but it is who I'm closest to

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  • Ice Queen
    Beginner January 2007
    Ice Queen ·
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    Is there an update on this?

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    Beginner June 2008
    shooting star ·
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    Have updated front page Smiley smile

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  • Evil Yoda
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    I would be relieved that you haven't been mentioned!

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    Beginner November 2007
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    Relieved!!!!

    I didn't see this first time round - I am literally crying with laughter - this needs an award!!!!

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  • bettyb
    Beginner July 2006
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    I think on this occassion I would be pleased. Kick up a stink next time you help though.

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    Beginner March 2007
    spyns ·
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    So funny! I Just make sure you keep a copy of the email you sent alerting your Manager.

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    Oh Zippy ·
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    I think that on this occasion I wouldn't stick my neck out for recognition ? but...

    make sure you've got copies of all emails relating to both your original ideas and your objections to the current poster.

    In your next one to one make sure you comment to your boss how hard you worked on this,m both to come up with the original suggestions in a short time frame and then to reduce the company's embarrassment.

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