Saturday, April 30, 2011

Onboarding, Catbert - I know you're smiling










Catbert, the evil HR Director, would have loved the concept of "onboarding".  Onboarding shares some of the same concepts as waterboarding - both methods are designed to obtain cooperation and obedience from the powerless, and enforce the rules of the powerful. 

Most moderate to large corporations now practice some form of "onboarding" for new employees, and despite the stale popcorn and funny little desk gizmos that often accompany this bizarre ritual,




Are we having fun yet?
it's about as enjoyable as a colonoscopy.