Insanely Awe-dical

…or not.

This is the first of a handful of 3-day weekends I will not enjoy; NGC does not take Monday off.  It sort of puts me off when I hear the word "billion" in a near daily basis, and the word "only" coupled with "million" -- example "the proposal is only for 2 million."

Regardless, it's nice to be at a strong company. 

I was lucky to be a part of QLF during its strong upward-rise; from strong/constant ties to LOs and seeing upper management constantly, to the abstraction of multi-tiered management, multiple floors, CIOs/CTOs/CFOs/CCOs, compliance, and CORE VALUES.

Just as in anything, when things aren't that a big a deal, things get swept under the rug, and it's okay since not that many people care.  If I blasted political figures, made illegal statements, discussed potentially threatening things here, it wouldn't be a big deal, becase my reader base is not large, and no one would really care enough to give a damn.  If some unknown kid opened up www.geocities.com/stfuthisismyownwebpageofawesomeness and made a website and posted lots of copywritten material, no one would care.  If it gets a lot of attention (through digg.com or some web news), got lots of hits, then someone who might give a damn might show up and send him a cease & desist.

Same thing happens with companies, and once they get big enough to kick ass, people notice, and audits happen.  Compliance kicks in, numbers change, and efficiency is a must.  All of a sudden, CORE VALUES are important. 

Like I said I was lucky enough to be part of the transition.  NGC already had core values implemented with reminders (on the back of my badge; not shoved down my throat like at QLF).

If I was still at QLF, I'd be afraid of being dooced, but whatever, I doubt anyone from there reads this anyways.