Re: The purpose of reports is not what you think it is.
..."once the report was kicked off it gave him just enough time to sneak a full english breakfast with the production shift in the canteen. I eventually moved the report onto the new PC, but continued with the traditional breakfast break on the grounds I got to chat with the production staff and hear what issues they were having in an informal setting prior to the main engineering meeting
Good heavens; Manager meets staff for discussions in informal setting
In my experience the value of that sort of approach is almost beyond measure; different levels - perhaps different disciplines / departments - chat in relaxed setting. The outcomes are almost inevitably beneficial.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
