I worked for a German company for 35 years and retired a couple of years ago. We had questionnaires coming out of our ears and as we all worked in an open plan office we had a proper giggle when completing them. We had to sit through hours and hours of meetings to discuss the outcome of the questionnaires and how the world was going to change as a result. The reality was that nothing changed nor did we want it to. I can honestly say it wasn't a bad firm to work for, except for all the bloody questionnairs. I remember one I filled in that was all about my boss and what we thought about his management style. My boss couldn't get in on time EVER and he never explained why. However we, the plebs, were always on time and found it laughable that the boss wasn't. He wasn't just late he was 'proper' late, sometimes by as much as an hour. In the questionnaire we were asked what we'd like to see our boss do that he doesn't do at the moment so I put 'Turn up to work on time'. Another question asked what he did now that we didn't like so I put 'Turns up late to work every day'. I'd got nothing to lose by saying this because I'd been there that long it would have cost them a fortune to make me redundant. Following the questionnaire off he trotted to Germany for a week's intensive management training course. We looked forward to his return (I'm joking here of course) to see if anything had changed following his very expensive course. Monday morning arrived and as you can guess he was as late as he ever was. No explanation, nothing. Money well spent 👍
