My former boss once told me not to
ask him any silly questions since ‘Google’ is everybody’s friend. I wondered
what the guy meant since most of the answers I needed do not exist in Google’s
database. I had serious issues trying to blend up with him as much as he loved
me and always wanted me to be with him. I overheard two of my colleagues
discuss how they got his favour after giving him gifts. I simply took a cue,
got him a gift set, with tie, cufflinks and pocket handkerchief. He appreciated
it but subtly insulted my sense of intelligence! Thereafter, he gave me an
assignment and Google didn’t provide satisfactory answers. He had ordered me to
'ask google', hence my reluctance to meet him for further clarifications. Then
my head opened up to a solution.
Is there a problem you currently
encounter at home or at work? What have you done in your search for a solution?
Before you continue reading, please write out three of such efforts.
Pause and write… Is that all you
could have done?
Now the solution… I walked up to his
personal assistant and complained. He simply beamed a ray of smile at me and
said “by Google, boss-man means ask the
relevant authority, which might be Google.com at times. Ask someone around you
who ‘Google’ could be, depending on the problem you are to solve”. Excitement
engulfed my soul so I “asked Google”. In less than thirty minutes, the report
was set. Boss said “well done, Google never fails”.
If you are yet to solve that work
based riddle, I suggest you ask Google. Locate someone or a link which would
help. Sometimes, you may have to ask someone, who might know someone who knows
another person, who has an answer to your riddle.
How do you find your way around
Lagos. Use Google maps and also do not ignore ‘Human Google’; those are bus
conductors. I later asked my boss’ wife what the best gift to give her husband
was. She said it’s best to give him a gift set with a touch of green colour.
Even if the gift is not green, write a note with green ink. Little wonder he
insulted me when I gave him a gift set some time ago. I should simply have
asked ‘Google’.
It’s important to ask the right
questions when in search of a solution. No one knows it all. Please ask
‘Google’.
Nice write up ... "Conventional wisdom" demystified!
ReplyDeleteYeah, right. If we always think we know it all we tread the "ww.that's it" when questions are posed at us.
DeleteToday's society has become so individualistic that we attempt surviving alone because it would paint us as people dependant on others. I like Human google many times - @nifemi_love
ReplyDeleteYou are right boss. Many of us must divorce pride...thanks for that comment sir.
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