Morrie the Toupee Salesman

An article on abuse of shareholders by “professional” CEOs. I’ve believed for a long time that the best thing many companies can do to improve their bottom line is to find a nearby cliff, take the CEO out there and push him or her off. Though escorting him to the door probably is less dramatic and has fewer legal repercussions.
I’ve recently reread “Peopleware” (an excellent book, btw) and it’s good to see that someone out there shares my opinion about professionals:

“The term unprofessional is often used to characterize surprising and threatening behavior. Anything that upsets the weak manager is almost by definition unprofessional. Long hair is unprofessional if it grows out of a male head, but perfectly okay if it grows out of a female head. Posters of any kind are unprofessional. Comfortable shoes are unprofessional. Dancing around your desk when something good happens is unprofessional. Giggling and laughing is unprofessional. (It’s all right to smile, but not too often.)

Conversely, professional means unsurprising. You will be considered professional to the extent you look, act, and think like everyone else, a perfect drone.” (p 98-99).