Someone has to keep this operation grounded in reality : lotrmemes

[-] RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 105 points 7 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 22 points 7 months ago

Totally deserved as well. They boeinged themselves pretty good.

[-] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

As someone currently waiting to board a flight home, I am not as appreciative.

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

fr what's happening? just today there was another incident...

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

Upper management switched from engineers to failure MBA people. Not knowing how to do anything, the company is falling apart for short term gains.

They are all Jack Welch level genius with nothing to contribute, no talent, and lots of confidence. Maximum Dunning-Kruger.

[-] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

You would think that all the doors would be checked again by now

[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Oh, me too. Makes me all warm and fuzzy.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 54 points 7 months ago

Well if the boss would quit sexting with an egurl all the time maybe he could have helped out with the whole ent thing

[-] DarkenLM@kbin.social 34 points 7 months ago

This is the most hilarious summary of the plot of The Two Towers I've ever seem.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Wait, who is the egurl? Sauron?

[-] DarkenLM@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Yes.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Yeah but middle-manager orc was immediately on board. As soon as he knew he wouldn't have to take responsibility he was just a yes-orc.

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

At least this time Saruman(c-suite for sure) didn’t catch a golden parachute from the board on his way out the door to guide(Sabatoge) another kingdom(company)

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 17 points 7 months ago

Saruman the White-collar

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 7 months ago

I didn't really catch this until now, but the LotR "hell" is just your spirit not being let into Valinor like the original conceptualization in Christianity. Neat.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

This is like when you acquire a company, transfer the best workers, then ask the former CEO (now VP of something) to meet insane targets and later fire them for cause after they fuck everything up, negating their whole parachute package.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

Just like how all public companies focus on the quarterly numbers and nothing else. No one gives a shit about next year or even next quarter. It's always "how much money are we making in the next 3 months, all else be damned."

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

I get paid based on the quarterly numbers, as long as I liquidate whatever stock i get as soon as possible then next quarter doesn't matter.

Jesus I've gotten cynical though.

[-] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Gotta keep them stock prices inflated. Forget being in business in 10 years. Forget being able to pay reasonable dividends. Forget the strategic plan. What are we doing to boost stock prices RIGHT FUCKING NOW?!?!

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 13 points 7 months ago

"Always you must meddle, looking for trouble where none exists." -David Calhoun, CEO, to John Barnett, Quality Control

Lord of the memes