We recently received a memo from senior management saying: “This
is to inform you that a memo will be issued today regarding the memo
mentioned above.”
(Microsoft, Legal Affairs Division)
"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We’ve been
working on it for months. Now, go act busy for a few weeks and I’ll let
you know when it’s time to tell them."
(R&D supervisor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing/3M Corp.)
"What I need is a list of specific unknown problems we will
encounter."
"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building
using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and
employees will receive their cards in two weeks."
(This was the winning quote from Fred Dales at Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, WA.)