It's Friday and I had some serious work to do this morning - there was even a meeting called which of course led to nowhere, and generated more questions than answers.
Some people don’t understand what Fridays are for. Fridays are for outstanding lists, winding down, expense reports and chilling/talking with coworkers - it’s admin and team building day. It's implied, it's better for the morale. You can even do announcement meetings - who gets promoted, who is leaving, etc. Helps keep the gossips flow and the team-building conversations afloat.
Some places grasp this quite well... examples include those companies I've heard that has beer carts on Fridays. Another one has every Friday afternoon off from May to September. They don't kid themselves, they know nothing is getting done on a Friday afternoon, anyway. Also - there shouldn't be a deadline on Friday; deadlines are more of a Wednesday / Thursday type of animal. No one enjoys staying till 7PM on a Friday when the cleaning lady comes by at around 5.
But as you know, some genius up atop will not understand this concept. There would be some important questions posed in the morning, and the crap will trickle down the ladder, leading to unnecessary stress in the system. The trickle down effect looks like this when translated into reactions:
Genius Up Atop: "OMG so exciting so many questions. I think I just peed in my pants from excitement, now get it resolved before I finish changing my diaper. "
Second in Command: "Ok guys, I'm clueless about what's happening, but please expedite this so I can cover my ass."
Suck up and Overachiever / Credit Hog / Top Upper: "Great question! Also we should consider this and that, oh lord we have MORE questions Yay! Pass me a diaper too."
Me: "Well, F............"
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