Shop Truths, Phrases, Tales; and Outright Lies

[Frank S]

A little sign I had on the wall behind my desk read like this " Should the Unknowing, order you the unwilling, to do the impossible for the ungrateful, let me know what they want you to do, and I will show you how to do anything with nothing"
It was meant to be a dig at our sales staff and management while building the moral and confidence of my engineering staff and the workers on the floor.

[WmRMeyers]

A little sign I had on the wall behind my desk read like this " Should the Unknowing, order you the unwilling, to do the impossible for the ungrateful, let me know what they want you to do, and I will show you how to do anything with nothing"
It was meant to be a dig at our sales staff and management while building the moral and confidence of my engineering staff and the workers on the floor.

Being retired now, I'm unlikely to need it, but I'm adding it to my aphorisms wall. With attribution.

Bill

[Toolmaker51]

A little sign I had on the wall behind my desk read like this " Should the Unknowing, order you the unwilling, to do the impossible for the ungrateful, let me know what they want you to do, and I will show you how to do anything with nothing"
It was meant to be a dig at our sales staff and management while building the moral and confidence of my engineering staff and the workers on the floor.

Works for me.


PS That might be my shortest post ever.
Usually I go one one kind of diatribe or another, maybe a Python-esque rant, or soapbox pulpit attempt to.............oooops