Comments on: Happiness is being with people who aren't crazy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Charlie http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-110837 Charlie Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:42:44 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-110837 I love the marriage saying! So true, so sad. I love the marriage saying! So true, so sad.

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-909 Penelope Trunk Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:30:14 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-909 Dale, that's a great point about corporate culture -- that it comes from the top. A crazy company has a crazy person at the top. Otherwise, the person would fix the company. So if you are sniffing around for signs of lunatic culture, Google the CEO. Dale, that's a great point about corporate culture — that it comes from the top. A crazy company has a crazy person at the top. Otherwise, the person would fix the company. So if you are sniffing around for signs of lunatic culture, Google the CEO.

]]> By: Dale Harris http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-908 Dale Harris Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:48:15 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-908 Penny, Your statements about working for a crazy company remind of the importance of corporate culture on work life quality and in determining a company's public persona. Evidence of this is seen in the following incident. I was a hard core ProCare auto services customer. The people there were really helpful and honest, which is TOUGH to find in a repair shop. Well, all good things must come to an end; that company was recently bought out by Monro/Mr. Tire, and all the management staff were changed. On taking my car in for its next oil change, the new manager is agressively upselling everything, and offering "great deals" that were "better" than the coupons I had. Finally after we agree on a basic service, and I return, I find that my bill is padded with $17 of shop supplies, and that the $34 "special" did not apply to me because of the make of my car, which I stated from the onset. As I was told later, by someone in the business, it was an attempt to increase the cost of the bill, to maintain some company invoice benchmark. The change in the corporate persona/culture is the reason for this change in service style and quality. And this is the type of thing that blind-sides employees and customers, and adds to the crazy nature of life out there. Thanks for the incites on life and work. I hope you enjoy Madison. Dale Penny,

Your statements about working for a crazy company remind of the importance of corporate culture on work life quality and in determining a company's public persona.
Evidence of this is seen in the following incident.
I was a hard core ProCare auto services customer. The people there were really helpful and honest, which is TOUGH to find in a repair shop.
Well, all good things must come to an end; that company was recently bought out by Monro/Mr. Tire, and all the management staff were changed.
On taking my car in for its next oil change, the new manager is agressively upselling everything, and offering "great deals" that were "better" than the coupons I had. Finally after we agree on a basic service, and I return, I find that my bill is padded with $17 of shop supplies, and that the $34 "special" did not apply to me because of the make of my car, which I stated from the onset. As I was told later, by someone in the business, it was an attempt to increase the cost of the bill, to maintain some company invoice benchmark.
The change in the corporate persona/culture is the reason for this change in service style and quality.
And this is the type of thing that blind-sides employees and customers, and adds to the crazy nature of life out there. Thanks for the incites on life and work.
I hope you enjoy Madison.

Dale

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-907 Penelope Trunk Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:21:52 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-907 Thanks for the suggestion since the only person I know in the city (as of today) is my real estate broker. The Madison-Girl-In-Paris has such good photos on her blog. I have to think about doing something like that... Thanks for the suggestion since the only person I know in the city (as of today) is my real estate broker.

The Madison-Girl-In-Paris has such good photos on her blog. I have to think about doing something like that…

]]> By: finance girl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-906 finance girl Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:50:20 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/08/15/happiness-is-being-with-people-who-arent-crazy/#comment-906 Miss Penelope, I forgot to mention a site of a Madison-ite that I read, she's been living in Paris for the last year but is moving back in next 2 weeks: <a href="http://mrsbinparis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mrsbinparis.blogspot.com/</a> Might be someone for you to email with any possible Madison questions? just a thought Miss Penelope, I forgot to mention a site of a Madison-ite that I read, she's been living in Paris for the last year but is moving back in next 2 weeks:
http://mrsbinparis.blogspot.com/

Might be someone for you to email with any possible Madison questions? just a thought

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