Monty Python Said it Best...

In my last post as a Delphi employee, I could spew all sorts of venom at management, but I won't (I can't guarantee there's no voodoo doll, however). What's done is done. Now it's time to move on with our lives and take advantage of the new opportunities facing us (You want fries with that?). So, in the waning days of my membership in the ol' 717, I think I'll let my good buddies Monty Python carry us into the new year...

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say.
Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, give a whistle!
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...

(the music fades into the song)

...always look on the bright side of life!
(whistle)

Always look on the bright side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten!
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing,

When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle -- that's the thing!
And... always look on the bright side of life...

(whistle)
Come on!

(other start to join in)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(whistle)

For life is quite absurd,
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow!
Forget about your sin -- give the audience a grin,
Enjoy it -- it's the last chance anyhow!

So always look on the bright side of death!
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
Life's a piece of shit,
When you look at it.

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true,
You'll see it's all a show,
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!

And always look on the bright side of life
(whistle)
Always look on the bright side of life
(whistle)

If you're not familiar with the joy that is Monty Python, you can go to my MySpace page to hear it.

Peace and prosperity in the coming years, y'all

Dawn

Como se dice, "What the Fuck"?...

OK, yeah I know that I haven't been all that diligent in keeping up with my writing duties, but, I'm sure you'll get over it. I was spurred into action by a little training session I was involved in today. Training, you ask? But Dawn, aren't you leaving? Yep, I am, but, apparently they need to show me a new way to order supplies before I go. Maybe it'll look good on my resume...

So another NTBU (who is also leaving) picks me up to go to our training session this morning, and it all seems to be pretty normal (read: boring). There's a live group in the room and a conference call to connect trainees in Mississippi & Mexico to the session. We are all asked to introduce ourselves in a round-robin fashion, to which the attendees in the room go first (Hi, my name is Dawn, and I'm a Starbucks-o-holic), followed by our friends from out-of-town. After the introductions, our facilitator, Dona (and yes, that is how she spells it), explains that her function has been transferred to a lady in Mexico (?). She then explains that, after her funciton was transferred to Ms. Chavez in Mexico, it was then transferred to another lady whose name, I believe was Perla. OK, with all of the introductions and preliminary explanations of the session complete, we get into the training.

Our facilitator tries to ask our new contact a question. There's a long pause, then we all hear (over the speakerphone, of course), Ms. Chavez translating the question to Perla (Houston, I think we have a problem). The following conversation takes place:

Dona: "Does Perla speak English?"
Ms. Chavez: "No."
Dona: "How is Perla going to support my end users in Warren, OH, & Mississippi if she doesn't speak English?"
Ms. Chavez: "I don't know."

Doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the new Delphi, does it? Call me kooky (KOOKY!), but that seems to indicate an extreme lack of foresight in reassigning duties around here. Hmm, maybe it's just me.

Hasta luego...

Alba