When COVID broke out I was working with a manufacturing company, helping to fix their PMO. One of the big issues they had was that the only way to get parts through the factory was for the PMs to go down to the shop floor and constantly babysit and move them; the primary directive from management was "the PMs should not be going to the shop floor." Perfect! So COVID hits and I suggest we send the PMs home to work since they are only at their desks working on their computers and talking with customers.
Corporate VP: "But if we send them home how will we know if they are working?"
Me: "How do you know they are working now?"
Of course the most ironic part was that VP was on the phone calling in from home because he lived in a different state that had no business operations in his area.
Not surprising to me, that company has since shut down.
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