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sesquipedality) wrote2013-02-10 04:55 pm
sesquipedality) wrote2013-02-10 04:55 pm
Manager of the FUTURE!
In Star Trek: Deep Space 9, there is a certain pattern in crisis conversations. Usually they are between Cisco and O'Brien and go something like this:
Cisco: Is there any way to re-energise to molestators?
O'Brien: Well I could reroute the capitulation circuit to cross-cut the tachyon pulse which should reverse the direction of chronon emissions.
Cisco: Good plan, chief. How long will it take?
O'Brien: Two days
Cisco: You have half an hour.
Is it just me, or is demanding things faster than people say they can do them not a very useful management technique? Is there something about stating a time limit with sufficient authority that slows down time, or something?
Cisco: Is there any way to re-energise to molestators?
O'Brien: Well I could reroute the capitulation circuit to cross-cut the tachyon pulse which should reverse the direction of chronon emissions.
Cisco: Good plan, chief. How long will it take?
O'Brien: Two days
Cisco: You have half an hour.
Is it just me, or is demanding things faster than people say they can do them not a very useful management technique? Is there something about stating a time limit with sufficient authority that slows down time, or something?