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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:00 PM Original message |
Oh, Gawd, I just heard about "Family Mission Statements" on NPR. Jesus, how pretentious |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. That sounds more like a family survival plan than a mission statement |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. ROFL! My family's survival plan was |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Ours was: The children shall do whatever is necessary to escape the notice of the parents, in |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
53. LOL "Dad's Old Fashioned" |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. hm. My family mission statement |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Well, I like yours better, but it's too late for me to edit my post and plagiarize. |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. We're going to maximize proactive synergy! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. But be sure to do it outside the box of your core competencies! |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. My family is ISO 9000 certified. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. But are they also RoHS compliant? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Of course. And we're working on Six Sigma certification as well. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Christ, I thought Six Sigma had gone the way of the Baldridge Award! It's really still |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. TQM, dude... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. ARGH! It's TQM! Run for the hills while you still can! God damn, am I glad I never worked |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I have a better one than that-- |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Damn, do I feel sorry for her. Seriously. Being THAT afraid of your boss? |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. She didn't have a lot of backbone, especially when it came to |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
61. Be careful who you inflict "team building" exercises on |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Oh, man, My Job DEPENDS on six sigma... |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. How did I not know you're a software geek? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Been a Code Cowboy for 20 years... |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Sweet. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yeah. I understand... |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Many hugs to you.... |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Merely a metaphor... |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Glad to hear it. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. There's nothing wrong with six sigma |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
71. Are you CMMI level 5 too? |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. I despise Mission statements! They make me run screaming! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. That's one reason I've never worked for a large company. If asked to write a Mission Statement, |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I worked for a large non-profit |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. the datasuspect family credo: |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. he Forradalmi Family mission is to Keep Mama Happy, At all Times and at All Costs |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Oy, Ellen... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Ok, then, a better family mission statement: |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. LOL |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. 1) Play nicely with others |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Perfect. No jargon, and concise as well. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Family Mission Statements? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. Since my family consists of me and a bunch of cats: |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #29 |
55. If you achieve #2, please divulge the secret |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. We are working on the Six Sigma, zero defects thing. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. ZERO defects? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. And that's why these corporate programs like Six Sigma and TQM |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. I'm sure the cats feel that way |
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liberaltrucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
33. OBL would be proud |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. what the hell was the story? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Well, they tried to wrap it in some pretty paper, saying "It's what some rich families do |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. hm. weird |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
41. The ChoralScholar and Elfrangel family mission statement |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
42. I heard it too - just goes to show - it's always sumpin.. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
43. Why Redstone. You haven't made these precepts the word of law |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I've tried. God knows I've tried. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:25 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Hah. You're still awake. |
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lips (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
46. Ours |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
47. Holy shit. "Family misson statements." Because even the family is a corporation now. |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
48. Sounds like Commandments... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
50. My family mission statement |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
51. From the Yellowdog household in Texas |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. We also do #1, 2, 5, 6, and a modification of your #9. When we travel, side roads are to |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. absolutely and no chain restaurants except for coffee or sodas! nt |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #51 |
69. That could have been ours! |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
52. Sent instantly to my sisters - welcome to family Harris: |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
54. BFD. I have a personal (I'm a family of one) Five Year Plan that I'm drafting for 2008-2013 |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. A Five Year Plan is worthless without Collectivization, you know. Is that included? |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
56. you are so right, Redstone |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Duct tape? Holy shit, I'd go to the library to work before I'd do that to the kids. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
63. "Vintage Car-Wash" in Dallas has fancy, multi-point mission statement on wall. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
70. I'm not surprised. Most, if not all, Mission Statements don't have anything at all to do |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
65. I had the same reaction. I thought it was nauseating. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
67. I could use one as a single Dad. |
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