Word: supervisor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first day I went to work as an economist for the Department of Agriculture, I was assigned to a nine-by-twelve cubicle, to be shared with my supervisor. Bob Barnet had a Ph.D. in economics, but was prouder of a pin he had just been awarded marking his 20 years of Government service. Barnet showed me the ropes, then leaned back and laid out his philosophy of how to succeed in the bureaucracy: please your boss, cover your ass and always, always be cautious. Patience was the greatest virtue. The way to get ahead was not to outshine everyone...
...supervisor, F.D. Cobourn, was neither an economist nor a manager by training. A classic case of the Peter Principle, he had been promoted fairly rapidly until he hit a position he couldn't handle, and there he sat. An introverted man who had once apparently been a fair researcher and writer, he simply could not manage an office. He would grunt hello in the morning and then disappear into his office, where he spent his days rearranging the commas in our reports...
...sold 10,000 PBX systems to such corporations as General Electric and Eastern Air Lines since 1975. Though Ma Bell's prices are 10% to 20% higher than most of its competitors, it dominates the PBX market. Contends Dan Hutchings, Bell's PBX marketing supervisor: "We provide more maintenance support for our system, and people will pay a higher price for that sort of quality." The competition has made some inroads, particularly with hotels, hospitals and other institutions that put a higher premium on saving costs than having easy availability to A T & T's extensive maintenance...
...practice of shovelling snow off the roof might have caused or aggravated the problem, August P. Sartucci, project supervisor in the planning office, which oversaw the construction of Canaday, said yesterday. "The roof cannot take too much of that banging," he added...
...decision the supervisor made is a routine decision taken "in cases when we know someone is on the mountain. They're not supposed to be there alone. The weather was severe--a 70 to 82 degree below zero wind-chill factor on top of the mountain. We had a moral and legal obligation to get Mr. Yates," explained Tibbs...