just don't stand in the way of business.
Do people actually accept these BS statements anymore?
Exactly right. Having worked for a few large oil companies, including a Dutch super-major overseas for a few years, it used to drive me nuts having all of these namby pamby hangers on, advising the big chiefs on what to say and how to "get the right message out".
What really drove me nuts was the people doing the advising wouldn't know what a rig was if they fell over it. What was bitterly disappointing was the excuses for bosses who actually lapped that **** up and went forth sprouting their contrived nonsense.
They'd put self imposed obstacles in our way just to show someone else that they were "doing the right thing". We'd be ordered to jump through the hoops like good lap dogs. Big boss would move on or get promoted or shuffled sideways, then all of his advisers would get run off, and we'd be left to get on with the real work unimpeded.....until the next hand wringer came along.
Just for once, just once, it would have been nice if one of the chiefs told the HSE manager and the Legal manager to sit down and shut-up for once.....just long enough to get the message out that "Look, we are digging this stuff out of the ground cos every swinging cat on two legs refuses to ;
a) Walk
b) Sit in the dark
c) Turn their computers off
d) Go and get their own food
e) Stop buying stuff made of plastic
We'll gladly listen to anyone who walks to the demonstration and then goes back to their hovel and sits in their cold wet hole in the ground.
Until then, enjoy the fruits of our labours, go back in your car to your nice warm and bright home with all it's mod cons, and get off our back."
The other thing that used to irk me was people whinging about the cost of it at $ 1.30 / litre, but were more than happy to pay $ 5.00 / litre for sparkling water with their lunch.
Image baby....she's all about perception and image. What BP really needs is Kevin Rudd to go over to the US and give 'em a bit of his spin, he'll have it sorted in no time at all.
ahhhhh....that's lovely off the chest.