I used to work for a global company that could be best described as a non-global, global entity. As this was my first ever 'real' job I expected seamless communication between countries, collaborations and intelligence. HaH! fat chance - the place was ruled by ego's in command and day to day myopic agendas - but I got what I needed from them (they got what they needed from me - the perfect exchange) I got to fly around the world, seeing places from Helsinki to Moscow, it was fun.
The problem - they got some funding, got fat and lazy and never innovated beyond the obvious.
Psychometric tests say i'm an 'innovator' so i'd research the cutting edge of tech and present to blank stares and circular meetings that would go something like this:
me: "I have worked out how to send croissants to mobile phone"
them: "Really ? how will it make money ?"
me: "I'm not sure, but lets test it ?"
them: "We need to now if it's going to make any money before we test it"
me:"yes, but if we test it, we'll be one step closer"
them: "sure, but we should really be able to deliver green eggs like {insert archrival competitor here}"
them: "you know, we should try do something different in this market, lets have a strategy breakaway meeting!"
me: "so what about implementing this new idea"
2 weeks later
them: "{insert archrival competitor here} has just launched delivery of croissants to mobile, we should see if we can do that"
me:"sigh...."
12 months later
them: "we've just managed to test a download of a croissant to a mobile phone, we will spec it and get ready to launch next quarter"
This happened again and again and I finally got bored and left.
more to follow....
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