Comments on: The Chain of Command

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:36:35 +0000

I’d be careful to post that org structure. If the shareholders see this structure they might have a a company audit the structure only to find out there are 3 employees in a similar role (centaur, xbox, and man mobile). Now that author anderson is out of picture there is no buying your way out of this audit.

Now, the dangers of this is that two of your top men might be eliminated (Xbox, and man mobile). If that happened Wife would inevitably be promoted. I am sure that the man mobile would be replaced by a new employee (the Minivan) cheaper and more practical and would report to the wife. I am unsure if shareholders could ever vote to hire another xbox.

By: The Centaur

The Centaur — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:53:05 +0000

Shizworth, thank you for bringing this to my attention. We might need a round of layoffs or a stricter dress code around here to inspire more allegiance to the Centaur Conglomerate.

By: Shizworth

Shizworth — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:14:42 +0000

Folks, let’s take a minute to analyze the presentation of the Chain of Command. First of all, all arrows (with the exception of one) point downward, illustrating that no one reports back to the CEO in “the chain” of heirarchy. This is an assumption many corporations fail to address, which is often a subliminal indication of the corporation’s very problem: communication breakdown. Next, let’s look at the color scheme. We have black, blue, red and purple. The CEO (black) is equal to the “Houseplants” and “Various Sporting Goods” to name a few. However, despite the chain’s hierarchy, “Charlie” (blue) and “The Xbox 360″ share a connection. Interesting. This is a very common sign of spotting the mole in any operation.

Given all of these indications, it’s clear to me that the only thing working well is “My Wife.” She is obviously in a category of her own (purple) that works consistently with another entity (“The Original Xbox”) and is clearly responsible for overseeing many components in the hierarchy of the one-way chain. I think we all know what’s happening here, people. The corporation is about to undergo some serious restructuring and it all starts with “Charlie,” the mole.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:13:39 +0000

Jeannette… every opportunity you get… embezzle from the corporation.. he will be so busy with the XBox, he won’t even notice and you can have a hostile takeover of the corporation. :)

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:10:30 +0000

Why couldn’t I have married into the Solo household?

By: solo

solo — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:18:18 +0000

i see your point mr. i completely left the battle station (xbox) out of my chain. now it goes, leigh, mikey (the cat), solo, xbox. i’m still working my way up the ranks.

By: Krusty

Krusty — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:17:07 +0000

Take this corporate structure, and put the bbq at the top beside the cell phone and there you have the krusty house hold.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:41:59 +0000

Very funny post. Good to have you back writing again. You’re sure lucky to have a wife with a good sense of humor; I’m sure she appreciates being one level higher in the chain of command than the houseplants.

By: ken

ken — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:38:07 +0000

Matt, you might want to consider the definition of CFO. Just guess where your check book is right now. I’ll bet it’s in Jeannette’s purse. You remind me of Kenneth Lay (Enron). He claimed to be the CEO, but he had no idea how the money was really handled.