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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Perfectionist A-hole and the Corner-cutting Bastard


Perfectionist and Corner-cutter -- the two types of office personalities, are both popular to some and hated by others. I came across both and here they are referred as A-hole and B-tard to protect their real identities.

A-hole goes by the recipe. He sticks to every step, every ingredient, every ounce. He polishes everything. He gives the final touch - the blessing. He knows what he likes and he wants to make it perfect even if Boss will never notice it. He leaves no room for error, no room for rumor. He only does it because it's the right thing to do. He values relationship as much as the task itself as the task will finish but relationship will last. He may miss the deadline. But it's not important to him, it's worth the wait for a perfect finish.

B-tard, on the other hand, gets the job done on time and budget. It may get messy sometimes, but that's not the point. He makes a few enemies along the way, but it ain't no matter. He builds castles in the air. He gives pain to his people, but he pleases Boss. He promises a 100 but he delivers 50. Yet he delivers. He polishes, and makes it look like a 110. He doesn't have to be around all the time, but he is there when Boss is around. He completes by cutting corners in every possible way.

Boss likes the ability of A-hole to draw people, to set good examples, to let people know that there's integrity and humanity after all. A-hole will fight to save his people. He fights for principles and justice. Boss likes the agility and drive of B-tard to get things done no matter what comes the way. B-tard is a fighter and he loves to fight. He fights for goals. And he works in masquerade.

A-hole's strength is B-tard's weakness, and vice versa.

Neither A-hole nor B-tard can save the world alone. Boss needs a third personality to balance the two. Someone who can speed up A-hole and deflect B-tard's mess. Someone who fights with strategies and tactics. Someone who fights for Boss's interests. Someone who gets the job done by uniting A-hole and B-tard. Someone who does wonders. She makes a trinity in Boss's dream League. And she's a C-... oh well...

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