top o' the mornin'®
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top o' the mornin'®
Well the Bored seems to be working better (thus tempting the fates).
Two-and-a-half days until the end of the fiscal year and things are really hopping around here. One of my tasks is to report upward on how our actual obligations compare to the projections made at the start of the quarter (in July). The person receiving the report will not accept negative numbers (meaning that we obligated more than we projected) so she insists that we "revise" our projections. IOW we can't "overachieve". Then next Monday I have to report on the final totals - any wagers as to how they will compare to our "projections"?
Two-and-a-half days until the end of the fiscal year and things are really hopping around here. One of my tasks is to report upward on how our actual obligations compare to the projections made at the start of the quarter (in July). The person receiving the report will not accept negative numbers (meaning that we obligated more than we projected) so she insists that we "revise" our projections. IOW we can't "overachieve". Then next Monday I have to report on the final totals - any wagers as to how they will compare to our "projections"?
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
So you "doctor" the reports to get the results you want???
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- earendel
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No, I report what we actually obligated. I doctor the projections so that they aren't lower than our actual obligations in order to satisfy the person to whom I send the report. It's stupid, really, but that's the bureaucracy at work.kayrharris wrote:So you "doctor" the reports to get the results you want???
kay
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
It's government at work.earendel wrote:No, I report what we actually obligated. I doctor the projections so that they aren't lower than our actual obligations in order to satisfy the person to whom I send the report. It's stupid, really, but that's the bureaucracy at work.kayrharris wrote:So you "doctor" the reports to get the results you want???
kay
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
To me it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around where the bullet ended up.peacock2121 wrote:It's government at work.earendel wrote:No, I report what we actually obligated. I doctor the projections so that they aren't lower than our actual obligations in order to satisfy the person to whom I send the report. It's stupid, really, but that's the bureaucracy at work.kayrharris wrote:So you "doctor" the reports to get the results you want???
kay
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
and then claiming a bulls eye.earendel wrote:To me it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around where the bullet ended up.peacock2121 wrote:It's government at work.earendel wrote: No, I report what we actually obligated. I doctor the projections so that they aren't lower than our actual obligations in order to satisfy the person to whom I send the report. It's stupid, really, but that's the bureaucracy at work.
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
earendel wrote:To me it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around where the bullet ended up.peacock2121 wrote:It's government at work.earendel wrote: No, I report what we actually obligated. I doctor the projections so that they aren't lower than our actual obligations in order to satisfy the person to whom I send the report. It's stupid, really, but that's the bureaucracy at work.
That works.....
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
So, do you put the apple on his chest?littlebeast13 wrote:earendel wrote:To me it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around where the bullet ended up.peacock2121 wrote:
It's government at work.
That works.....
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Re: top o' the mornin'®
Found it!littlebeast13 wrote:earendel wrote:To me it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around where the bullet ended up.peacock2121 wrote:
It's government at work.
That works.....
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Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!
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Rexer25 wrote:Found it!littlebeast13 wrote:earendel wrote: To me it's like shooting at a wall and then painting a target around where the bullet ended up.
That works.....
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Now paint a bullseye around it....
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