tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9662334755622081902024-03-05T16:59:53.340+00:00Working at the Death StarA long time ago in an office far, far away...Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-16044480395981374432012-02-06T07:51:00.003+00:002012-02-06T07:54:22.334+00:00Not working at the Death Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8a5FNrx_URQi9Nj_3kcMVxFtnSaZOFmvhhihILUMYXoF5T0talN3pV9in3w3ECdAkU_sZyHAyhCdpVtDQhSK3y8U0R0Bny7ogrbHA-eSn86DizrBjZC91npegad1xSa_Pp8XeWho9Eow/s1600/atat+snow.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8a5FNrx_URQi9Nj_3kcMVxFtnSaZOFmvhhihILUMYXoF5T0talN3pV9in3w3ECdAkU_sZyHAyhCdpVtDQhSK3y8U0R0Bny7ogrbHA-eSn86DizrBjZC91npegad1xSa_Pp8XeWho9Eow/s320/atat+snow.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705927257675958802" /></a><i>“Hello? Yes, hello Mr Vader. No, I’m sorry, we’re not going to be able to make it in today. Yeah, it’s the snow. I know, I know, you’ll have to have the departmental meeting without us.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-70561764301627840712011-12-23T10:30:00.002+00:002011-12-23T10:33:59.638+00:00Merry Sithmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcYpSHL-erstxUhfCJ8ZBwzBlXtnrl28bFbowl3TPKIihban_MVAr8SPZWtsz8ZBnbsPwLsQN7sFaWRrs1wuMeYsC5NIgHhugMtTVEDiHcDxQRfRRIBRsg0c8QpPha9NxBp53sqQxMYpH/s1600/xmas2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcYpSHL-erstxUhfCJ8ZBwzBlXtnrl28bFbowl3TPKIihban_MVAr8SPZWtsz8ZBnbsPwLsQN7sFaWRrs1wuMeYsC5NIgHhugMtTVEDiHcDxQRfRRIBRsg0c8QpPha9NxBp53sqQxMYpH/s320/xmas2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689269294982635426" /></a><br /><i>“Luke, help me take this mask off.”<br />“But you'll die!”<br />“Nothing can stop that now. Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes.”<br />Vader always gets melancholy at the end of the office party.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-6407994101777050432011-12-19T07:55:00.003+00:002011-12-19T11:30:07.641+00:00Our fast-track promotion scheme rewards excellence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-MVd1eAvZSRrBxLYVh7xy8j0-J4IpjWO5FV6eqREwS7l-2YZIpq5wIXY0uuVTdWtmdL8fIJjuJLclDX3UYHDCHt6mBpm-qtgPA-27K7-6AXm5IUG9iSi3zl3CRI7IXtECR7cm3WZbr1o/s1600/DS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-MVd1eAvZSRrBxLYVh7xy8j0-J4IpjWO5FV6eqREwS7l-2YZIpq5wIXY0uuVTdWtmdL8fIJjuJLclDX3UYHDCHt6mBpm-qtgPA-27K7-6AXm5IUG9iSi3zl3CRI7IXtECR7cm3WZbr1o/s320/DS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687800267990934578" /></a><br /><i>“Jenkins, as the man standing nearest to Roberts when I killed him, you have what it takes to be our new Head of Assigning an Adequate Number of Fighters to Any Given Combat Situation.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-46757066355601550162011-12-15T08:05:00.000+00:002011-12-15T08:06:37.022+00:00Darth Clippit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv85nwtyfS9N_VbPkvXB4q7HWKQNf_3w7JaNE3u5IIeMNqT6-WXT2F5iX9-O32NuJ1Al0Jl7WEHVSlF4vu5bP4vc6gT2sWhllZI2c6oxtiLH1zcrMD-EpgIUA7GkVTMNgRUjiWIbll2JHD/s1600/clippit2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv85nwtyfS9N_VbPkvXB4q7HWKQNf_3w7JaNE3u5IIeMNqT6-WXT2F5iX9-O32NuJ1Al0Jl7WEHVSlF4vu5bP4vc6gT2sWhllZI2c6oxtiLH1zcrMD-EpgIUA7GkVTMNgRUjiWIbll2JHD/s320/clippit2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686263391541143730" /></a><br /><i>“It looks like you’re trying to use the Force. Do, or do not: there is no try.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-4237491323226585312011-12-12T07:58:00.000+00:002011-12-12T08:01:01.711+00:00The insurance just doesn’t cover it<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGbC3_JHbrsSnJBC5hcTo94HskFjPkILL893nUt7Serw_XobECzQBvUzl2lU7dXji8flz029ghbwVgIJ64aVtE5paBPrPi1kREuesax2YFBea8VtaoTlz_y1TXwlxddzMgTGud4wPyVln/s1600/microwave"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGbC3_JHbrsSnJBC5hcTo94HskFjPkILL893nUt7Serw_XobECzQBvUzl2lU7dXji8flz029ghbwVgIJ64aVtE5paBPrPi1kREuesax2YFBea8VtaoTlz_y1TXwlxddzMgTGud4wPyVln/s320/microwave" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685148411133144034" /></a><br /><i>“Under the terms of our IT and Health & Safety Policies, colleagues are reminded that the laser is to be used only for destroying planets and not for heating up lunches. A staff microwave is available in sub-sub-basement E, room 438.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-86184832331807213332011-12-08T08:17:00.001+00:002011-12-08T08:20:17.568+00:00Internal mail: slow, but reliable<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRfNL9h_80sC1n80HKq9p8Pi049J2xzeMxOTf-faXNJeJxVKkRe-2Yfju1NwZ8kZmeBt8Fa3O5VJo8rx2_NZR426OI5zNIxMiPyh0EadNMUrwDb_W5op8RhjSa_qDRk8UXVufCtEhf41G/s1600/internal+mail"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRfNL9h_80sC1n80HKq9p8Pi049J2xzeMxOTf-faXNJeJxVKkRe-2Yfju1NwZ8kZmeBt8Fa3O5VJo8rx2_NZR426OI5zNIxMiPyh0EadNMUrwDb_W5op8RhjSa_qDRk8UXVufCtEhf41G/s320/internal+mail" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683668989438776626" /></a><br /><i>“It says ‘Guards! Seize them!’”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-45702997561662938492011-12-05T08:05:00.002+00:002011-12-05T08:06:09.888+00:00Now witness the bureaucracy of this fully armed and operational battle station!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Rx-RCFBl3hW064j4FJrAhmsdrTxPz-Fecd975rCFlpu4X8J9uuw_WuyyPwSXuWoP3sOxgjzWZpj1afwDFwBIjf8fq5ZephOdGuiAcXxOYLsGwGaTNtJ44HYseJZoH9xfuGrSzC7tTzd4/s1600/chain+of+command.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Rx-RCFBl3hW064j4FJrAhmsdrTxPz-Fecd975rCFlpu4X8J9uuw_WuyyPwSXuWoP3sOxgjzWZpj1afwDFwBIjf8fq5ZephOdGuiAcXxOYLsGwGaTNtJ44HYseJZoH9xfuGrSzC7tTzd4/s320/chain+of+command.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682552491727100018" /></a><br /><i>“Sire! The rebels have found a way to destroy the Death Star with a single–”<br />“Trooper, if you have an issue, you should raise it in the first instance with your line manager. If they see fit, they can pass it up to their divisional head, who can if necessary bring it to my attention at the next board meeting. What’s the point in having these structures if we’re not going to use them, eh?”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-44368596866935423672011-12-01T08:34:00.000+00:002011-12-01T08:36:06.521+00:00This isn’t the careers advice you’re looking for<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInINrnbojZqwPF78BIz-HsXDHpyd5v9mYF1rKQQZizfuIkDQ-1B4DK4NO04pwNVXpH3zCTzMH_s-i-cLe_8q-YLe6nRf7HGALXapSn2qoedSfeImb4z4rsMfjlVJk3H8TFRWjvJwH-lgP/s1600/5years.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInINrnbojZqwPF78BIz-HsXDHpyd5v9mYF1rKQQZizfuIkDQ-1B4DK4NO04pwNVXpH3zCTzMH_s-i-cLe_8q-YLe6nRf7HGALXapSn2qoedSfeImb4z4rsMfjlVJk3H8TFRWjvJwH-lgP/s320/5years.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681075748235845522" /></a><br /><i>“So, Luke, where do you see yourself in five years?” <br />“Well, I’m very much committed to a career with the Jedi and I’d hope before too long to advance to the point of cutting my dad’s hand off before nagging him into sacrificing what’s left of his life to save mine.”<br />“OK, or there’s that Regional Deputy Manager job coming up soon.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-10161954589755181482011-11-28T07:52:00.002+00:002011-11-28T07:53:20.143+00:00The dark side of the outsource<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBg-oxCGUJMnP_Fqhf1VPZc6xrLxtiyyYPaJ9yBpB7IMLfIxA1DzTp2APvGXnTN4pOArCPHgsk1GoiqDrogbaWy79bUsxFV87SjZwMgqCprUCDQZx-oakKE4l1yYywsou1V276B5V77dZ/s1600/contractors.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBg-oxCGUJMnP_Fqhf1VPZc6xrLxtiyyYPaJ9yBpB7IMLfIxA1DzTp2APvGXnTN4pOArCPHgsk1GoiqDrogbaWy79bUsxFV87SjZwMgqCprUCDQZx-oakKE4l1yYywsou1V276B5V77dZ/s320/contractors.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679951604608489506" /></a><br /><i>“So, rather than host our shield generator safely inside the Death Star, you want us to contract it out to an external supplier based on a forest moon inhabited by hostile and deeply annoying midget bears?”<br />“It’s very cheap.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-87717990038950450192011-11-28T07:48:00.002+00:002011-11-28T07:51:49.435+00:00Jargon with the power to destroy an entire planet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMG6iTLXpaMqykA96DD1Vr9hsM_MuXJpANjUw_HgdB2pEG_aaJTOGZ-0znaEMcV3n2lNAT7xL2gHAsw4MwD4CtiqC1I59izpMikgg2fbSomyiDkzZUOJu6INEEWC7mPkA5e8YoJYEk6cs/s1600/6million2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMG6iTLXpaMqykA96DD1Vr9hsM_MuXJpANjUw_HgdB2pEG_aaJTOGZ-0znaEMcV3n2lNAT7xL2gHAsw4MwD4CtiqC1I59izpMikgg2fbSomyiDkzZUOJu6INEEWC7mPkA5e8YoJYEk6cs/s320/6million2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679951226939687714" /></a><br /><i>“Sir, I am fluent in over six million forms of communication, and can readily –”<br />“Hey, do you know what ‘Mortistellar resources will synergistically transition to delivering self-disintermediating throughputs and metrically-centred trooping outside the storm’ means?”<br />“Er...I’m afraid not.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-29485078391630322642011-05-30T16:17:00.002+01:002011-05-30T16:19:52.147+01:00“Other duties as necessary”<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyfV7QBzD26XuWAQoaXkQrW0U_eUIZoZevPA6AoE-qrlYAOw9VtA7fFCgWbVtPoO8NVgfp16sCrW7LXUEArgkiOvaRhsOxi8gu7Bd5m3s6X1POjDrlz9YmY2ObHUhyV2q4R4v_gB6aB8k/s1600/sweeping.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyfV7QBzD26XuWAQoaXkQrW0U_eUIZoZevPA6AoE-qrlYAOw9VtA7fFCgWbVtPoO8NVgfp16sCrW7LXUEArgkiOvaRhsOxi8gu7Bd5m3s6X1POjDrlz9YmY2ObHUhyV2q4R4v_gB6aB8k/s320/sweeping.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612528901098866002" /></a><br /><i>Nobody ever really pays much attention to the last line of their job description.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-14459072544389884822011-05-23T08:04:00.001+01:002011-05-23T08:05:54.597+01:00Attack of the branding consultants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbVhBGdMn5CQWYeHkiERzi7dEqPYvvNEgC79wDpQgpDjMBgz0PdWZjTqmRr6785IL4qEthK8Gs7051EtupRKI3yRjTd7pcHHFpK7rTZ6UGvNtPYbD3xoPdgGRJAK3hQ0Gii-tsQgYWVPg/s1600/branding2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbVhBGdMn5CQWYeHkiERzi7dEqPYvvNEgC79wDpQgpDjMBgz0PdWZjTqmRr6785IL4qEthK8Gs7051EtupRKI3yRjTd7pcHHFpK7rTZ6UGvNtPYbD3xoPdgGRJAK3hQ0Gii-tsQgYWVPg/s320/branding2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609804290715789474" /></a><br /><i>“Sire, the DS brand has a strong core value – death – but it has yet to own that idea in the consumer’s mind. Take these cannons: sure, they deliver the product, but do they deliver the proposition? No one who sees them in action lives to tell the tale, so you’re missing out on all that crucial word-of-mouth. We propose replacing them with a quirky-meets-edgy art installation to explore the concept of death in ways that will really–”<br />“If you’re about to say ‘go viral’ I’m going to have you killed.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-62280270384884662512011-05-16T07:57:00.002+01:002011-05-16T07:58:54.236+01:00Staff photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnED_-a1dD6sqPi0Jv_9wM1Q9jqjhMCHU4jmND0DPFrwcRTwM74ZsoAHCgJzFT_13iKhEcEJbAcz_x-ARfkVdib4hdJwTBNY73oAxdXeKeJOxywLmWGcCXjGLltFTyySH0-7k656LfP-g/s1600/staff+photos.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnED_-a1dD6sqPi0Jv_9wM1Q9jqjhMCHU4jmND0DPFrwcRTwM74ZsoAHCgJzFT_13iKhEcEJbAcz_x-ARfkVdib4hdJwTBNY73oAxdXeKeJOxywLmWGcCXjGLltFTyySH0-7k656LfP-g/s320/staff+photos.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607204795332580290" /></a><br /><i>Someone, somewhere, had not thought this through.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-10181806562731713362011-05-09T08:12:00.001+01:002011-05-09T08:13:46.382+01:00Career ups and downs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEqqLPzt8lQQzlzJKR8bSKaTh92zss0STkr67nY6pULu7NDlTrOUdKcUPUug2y59-1Z1Ep00DrUr7OCWuB3JOVXypazIjJTVfCxYjSsb1Awr7f1ltUnq00ybCUIkTBj1IfY7K5z2KZM53/s1600/elevator.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEqqLPzt8lQQzlzJKR8bSKaTh92zss0STkr67nY6pULu7NDlTrOUdKcUPUug2y59-1Z1Ep00DrUr7OCWuB3JOVXypazIjJTVfCxYjSsb1Awr7f1ltUnq00ybCUIkTBj1IfY7K5z2KZM53/s320/elevator.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604611101729521570" /></a><br /><i>Trooper 310 now wishes he’d listened when the personal development coach said you should always have an elevator pitch ready.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-47078285339664592902011-05-02T13:30:00.000+01:002011-05-02T13:32:27.055+01:00Everyone loves a royal wedding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf26MWdbbVatTtu-kXD8oUIBm-sRftn02YZjUjmjB7-Yd1SKd5vAvv5La6O16z31AvPNPpdaJNPMV0SxfgZcbSgQ8UhHiN-6fVWf7QIXSCZL41XjyARbbc9iRLMZ-7nFypMavKzbds-jhD/s1600/wedding.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf26MWdbbVatTtu-kXD8oUIBm-sRftn02YZjUjmjB7-Yd1SKd5vAvv5La6O16z31AvPNPpdaJNPMV0SxfgZcbSgQ8UhHiN-6fVWf7QIXSCZL41XjyARbbc9iRLMZ-7nFypMavKzbds-jhD/s320/wedding.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602095450968727362" /></a><br /><i>The Emperor’s grandson is getting married and an imperial holiday has been declared. But do the Death Star staff get the day off? Do they even get overtime pay?</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-45237058466110303432011-04-25T11:55:00.001+01:002011-04-25T12:00:10.122+01:00Sad devotion to that ancient religion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho45_IOVz3hNr2qkcP4qjtEWUWeyT94_xzn4jdstJFYoYLSp3der6qSB1mDbBKyg1qSYwlzQnuGqW573jZJ79AQPSZcn72Is3fsdS9bs-teTyxWRrc3Xgg16x4xuXg0ExZJsK6COqCE5yL/s1600/faith.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho45_IOVz3hNr2qkcP4qjtEWUWeyT94_xzn4jdstJFYoYLSp3der6qSB1mDbBKyg1qSYwlzQnuGqW573jZJ79AQPSZcn72Is3fsdS9bs-teTyxWRrc3Xgg16x4xuXg0ExZJsK6COqCE5yL/s320/faith.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599474237650236242" /></a><br /><i>“I find your lack of respect for the rich diversity of our multi-faith workforce disturbing. The power to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power to send people on cultural awareness training.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-75886513939406817232011-04-18T08:12:00.000+01:002011-04-18T08:13:40.197+01:00How like the rebel scum to disregard bureaucracy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvaNGjcw1wxcqUgWQMiV_zLRweFp7DKAqAjDAy6I0rhRvzAcdprML-uxmaP26I5Vw0VtdSzkwx5eamyr34LkPR2lh7FfrulOMoqhAK3zq4Jpxi3MuIEkbCn_Pl5g843_MDrvw6Z8MORwi/s1600/garbage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvaNGjcw1wxcqUgWQMiV_zLRweFp7DKAqAjDAy6I0rhRvzAcdprML-uxmaP26I5Vw0VtdSzkwx5eamyr34LkPR2lh7FfrulOMoqhAK3zq4Jpxi3MuIEkbCn_Pl5g843_MDrvw6Z8MORwi/s400/garbage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596818289513050626" /></a><br /><i>“Threepio, shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level!”<br />“I’m terribly sorry, master Luke, all Artoo can manage is crashing their website, although to be frank I think it may be doing that all on its own. To reset the masher program I’ll need to send a request to IT. I don’t suppose you have a job code for this, master Luke? Master Luke?”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-43077424018443690532011-04-11T09:24:00.001+01:002011-04-11T09:25:41.119+01:00Evil cares about sustainability too<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLme5mZB4PYmlWpPUHNPTAuVm8Ugkk3I81HpEXJgFKTRHjFCTY53HEiqHSME_agt7Dg0H4A5tJJUqiNb-hfPwjVcburbBgdUkadK7igmm1q6dM2Q07-9nD692rLGLQeXXOzaFWXxN67ef/s1600/pool.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLme5mZB4PYmlWpPUHNPTAuVm8Ugkk3I81HpEXJgFKTRHjFCTY53HEiqHSME_agt7Dg0H4A5tJJUqiNb-hfPwjVcburbBgdUkadK7igmm1q6dM2Q07-9nD692rLGLQeXXOzaFWXxN67ef/s320/pool.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594239280251349330" /></a><br /><i>The Empire encourages TIE-fighter-pooling as a good way to save fuel and avert galactic warming.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-26917593624734812402011-04-04T08:19:00.002+01:002011-04-04T08:21:12.468+01:00Meeting those recruitment targets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwrmwkjFylLIcDiheeCX8e2HtsPVPCtpaWNeRxPRRkl2iO5LWzV9tIZxJIxCjHJ6hB3Iu1KFbGXuMeLs_NQR-iosyZc9O1rA9RSrgcAPHaO7Umc-eSkYFMladCa87QBxjaCOato-Bg4Tj/s1600/sister.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwrmwkjFylLIcDiheeCX8e2HtsPVPCtpaWNeRxPRRkl2iO5LWzV9tIZxJIxCjHJ6hB3Iu1KFbGXuMeLs_NQR-iosyZc9O1rA9RSrgcAPHaO7Umc-eSkYFMladCa87QBxjaCOato-Bg4Tj/s320/sister.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591624853563417122" /></a><br /><i>“A sister? Obi-wan was right to hide her from me. If you will not join our graduate training programme, perhaps she will.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-87562488028265265152011-03-28T08:08:00.000+01:002011-03-28T08:09:58.753+01:00Leading from the front<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_IcIfaPTPMNgDjuNcFbLhrQIfCKZyRT-6lxyGA4HVlXGH0t60mZhgDKCuD-tT1CTDFT3jRBwvDV2rJWnK8Rd8egfaifxkFDG1qBU1RyF8xNIIQwEzLzUvQ3vpYDDMLcjqF6qYAnviWjF/s1600/construction.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_IcIfaPTPMNgDjuNcFbLhrQIfCKZyRT-6lxyGA4HVlXGH0t60mZhgDKCuD-tT1CTDFT3jRBwvDV2rJWnK8Rd8egfaifxkFDG1qBU1RyF8xNIIQwEzLzUvQ3vpYDDMLcjqF6qYAnviWjF/s320/construction.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589024471602944658" /></a><br /><i>The Emperor himself is personally overseeing the final stages of construction. It stands to reason that, as the technicians’ manager’s manager’s manager’s manager, he can do their job much better than they can.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-71151994533092717152011-03-21T08:16:00.001+00:002011-03-21T08:17:34.065+00:00Restructuring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNpKaGdKHtzjmkU0Q0bNkXEF-Tm1OuVydXd2YG8IyVy04eYw3RCMy1-b8uBTfQXubSe5Q3pJfl0AIt0DihaAJE4cSX2gdrdFHrvriH1eZwCipcsS3DSAC_X2C9QGisZzU0XLczbqIxVq8/s1600/merger.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNpKaGdKHtzjmkU0Q0bNkXEF-Tm1OuVydXd2YG8IyVy04eYw3RCMy1-b8uBTfQXubSe5Q3pJfl0AIt0DihaAJE4cSX2gdrdFHrvriH1eZwCipcsS3DSAC_X2C9QGisZzU0XLczbqIxVq8/s320/merger.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586444321446342978" /></a><br /><i>The Prisoner Security and Terrestrial Assault departments don’t quite understand why they’ve been merged, but rumour has it the organogram is now almost perfectly symmetrical.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-76885845768897498372011-03-14T08:17:00.000+00:002011-03-14T08:20:39.459+00:00Title bump<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIak1nHkIM7jO23dDUcag8Dep8D5PZ1z-QO016d_HyGayxFKUQzZulMRcFHmoCDM09RzbffIeVm3lHHKv0kr21xWHmLXLSFVSitsUyus3J7MIP_3nyOM8yveBfYmneongQIobY7o6VX5c/s1600/promotion.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIak1nHkIM7jO23dDUcag8Dep8D5PZ1z-QO016d_HyGayxFKUQzZulMRcFHmoCDM09RzbffIeVm3lHHKv0kr21xWHmLXLSFVSitsUyus3J7MIP_3nyOM8yveBfYmneongQIobY7o6VX5c/s320/promotion.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583846991794340642" /></a><br /><i>Tarkin was so chuffed to be promoted from Moff to Grand Moff that he barely noticed when the Emperor added that there was no budget for pay rises this year.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-2609502589952451272011-03-07T08:12:00.000+00:002011-03-07T08:14:22.558+00:00They’re such a well-behaved pair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O8B7tYx3FJxYuOr-S06EU3q6bi1HRnDKO1YjHBNnIIk3Aoz_T2eHQ6KmHZm60-52cNrFOGhcJw1U2hGDeISkJ8vP4viJDPzy2YsXqVXT7EV2vPf7CuzRJuYD_ZVhU3hYTNJsKUWre703/s1600/kids.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O8B7tYx3FJxYuOr-S06EU3q6bi1HRnDKO1YjHBNnIIk3Aoz_T2eHQ6KmHZm60-52cNrFOGhcJw1U2hGDeISkJ8vP4viJDPzy2YsXqVXT7EV2vPf7CuzRJuYD_ZVhU3hYTNJsKUWre703/s320/kids.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581248289294623202" /></a><br /><i>Vader has the kids this week and thanks to an unreliable babysitter he’s had to bring them along to work. “They’ll just play quietly in a corner,” he said.</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-13060328175210240122011-03-02T08:08:00.000+00:002011-03-03T21:46:28.595+00:00The prerogatives of senior management<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uVgIbLvqAcepEYlERS63oCtGocaLi0iHeirDrt5CU7daGSkKpS2MdXYUgrjpeELq852xUOL1ifNg6qsnk6byC0KjKdWsbJ8I31OsQiqP7FXC5JN5LbDLP-XoLkNVzZt1C5WGQyaiVDDQ/s1600/booked.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uVgIbLvqAcepEYlERS63oCtGocaLi0iHeirDrt5CU7daGSkKpS2MdXYUgrjpeELq852xUOL1ifNg6qsnk6byC0KjKdWsbJ8I31OsQiqP7FXC5JN5LbDLP-XoLkNVzZt1C5WGQyaiVDDQ/s320/booked.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579391625656158226" /></a><br /><i>Vader: “Several rebel fighters have broken off from the main group. Come with me.”<br />Pilot: “Has this project been booked in?”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966233475562208190.post-39689408237730903612011-03-01T08:17:00.000+00:002011-03-03T21:46:04.892+00:00Giving and receiving feedback<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoarnj8MOJxzeo1Tymsr1KfwupkCSXOWg_ATC0sSI-LKguQAinVCZZAbbJtH36aMDouBDQp2SGOehCCd0ffLSGcCJZu1DgZQEGMYlpFngyDVq3XEL1oFtuIxNlMmIRzxlFe1fSGQe7VXT/s1600/weakness.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoarnj8MOJxzeo1Tymsr1KfwupkCSXOWg_ATC0sSI-LKguQAinVCZZAbbJtH36aMDouBDQp2SGOehCCd0ffLSGcCJZu1DgZQEGMYlpFngyDVq3XEL1oFtuIxNlMmIRzxlFe1fSGQe7VXT/s320/weakness.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579023021885232994" /></a><br /><i>Luke: “Your overconfidence is your weakness.”<br />Emperor: “Time management is yours.”</i>Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.com0