Certain areas of the company seem to be big on the self congratulatory, slap yourself on the back, aren't we wonderful type emails that they send out and copy in just about everyone in the universe. This is a practice that has now become known as knob polishing. There seems to have been a great big increase in the practice of knob polishing over the last couple of months.
It is a practice that, if I am totally honest, is getting right on my tits. Thanks for the email telling me that you have done something that is merely part of your job and expected of you anyway. Well done, you make me so proud. Imagine how much network traffic and server clogging we could build up if we all felt the need to indulge in a little knob polishing! We aren't impressed, we don't give a shit and, quite frankly, feel that it makes you come across as arrogant, needy, egotistical twats (nay, knobs!)
So, if you feel the need to go and polish your knob please do so in the privacy of your own office with other consenting adults and leave the rest of us alone to get on with our jobs please! We really don't want to see it!
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I've been reading rather a good book recently which is related to this:
Peopleware
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