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>>Me; “To be paid well to do what that man asks me to do.”<<
You don’t get hired by me. If I wanted a lackey, I would have asked for a lackey. The absolute last thing in the world I want from anyone at the management or above level is to require me (as “the man”) to be responsible for managing your activities.

The proper answer is: “To use my skills and background to deliver value — in concrete and measurable ways. By doing this I will do my part in helping the enterprise to move forward. In essence: to be the best (rolename) in the company and improve from there.”

LOL - yeah, you don't want a lackey - you want a Politically Correct lackey, who correctly recites PC phrases that boil down to doing what you want people to do - which starts with speaking in such a way as to cover your ass, so that you don't have to be responsible for being the one that told them what to do - so that you can take credit for successes, and blame them for failures.

In other words, you're one of those "make your own job" crypto-micro-management hypocrites.

I'm a temp, currently working in the Recruiting Department of a large corporation.

I am continually shocked and amazed that applicants don't tell us to go to hell. I occasionally do get the :::nervous laugh::: "I hope this isn't any indication of how the business works!". It is. Run.

We've got one very high up individual who will request phone interviews and blow them off on a regular basis. On Monday, I will be rescheduling one applicant for the third time. The first time, she just forgot to call. The second time, she decided after it was scheduled that she wanted that day off and didn't feel like talking to anyone.

>>In other words, you’re one of those “make your own job” crypto-micro-management hypocrites.<<

No, I hire people.

You are wrong and my task here is to tell FReepers not to listen to your inane and incorrect advice.

And your attitude in this rant pretty much tells intelligent people what they need to know.

If you don’t believe in the company you work for and don;t understand how what you do contributes to its success then you are a drone.

And it wouldn’t surprise me that you are unemployed — and I reiterate: NO ONE should accept your childish (and useless) advice.