Fragile leadership

johtajaidentiteetti_n

/ You’re fired, fired, fired… /
/ You can kiss recruitment support goodbye, if the firm sacks staff. -I’m workplace steward! I canno’t be fired! -Unlawful. See you in court! -This HRM sucks balls. /
/ What’s the point of being a boss – if you can’t even fire anyone?! /

Aika mennä

jättäkäälaiva_n

/ Captain! New department chief quits! / I’ve had it! /
/ Wait up! I’m going with you! /
/ Rats abandon ship! You lousy traitors! Talk about leadership crisis! -Eh, guys…! /
/ Gunpowder storage? -I set it on fire. /

Kvartaalikatsaus

etägona_n

/ Our chief executive couldn’t be here today but they’ll stream. Please. / Hell-lo board schmoard! Sorry I ’m not there. Well not really. The thing is – /
/ Everything is going to hell. The Stubborns at the office hinder all development. / Money is running out, nothing can be done. /
/ But that’s life. Maybe we could keep it together for another six months. Maybe. See ya! / … /

Vika ei voi olla minussa

tyhy_n

/ Here’s our new department chief. And, well, many things are likely to change / … / Be nice /
/ You can’t shout like that at work! We’re going to change this! / Let’s make a little changes here: let’s hear the suggestion before rejecting it! / From this on, we’ll change the rules so that EVERYBODY participates evenhandedly. /
/ Are you eating my snack cookies? / You can’t behave like that! This must change! / Workplace well-being has been in free fall here ever since these changes began. / Munch /

Tatit otsassa

otsatatti_n

/ So nice to be working from summer house. I’ve picked mushrooms every day! /
/ How is it going at the office? /
/ … / There are lot of boletes here too… /

This is idiomatic. Having a ”boletus in the forehead” is a euphemism for ”dick in the forehead” meaning you’re really pissed and frustrated. The phrase may have a little different meaning in English…? (Googling led to confusion)