Chapter 3. Organizations as Phrog Farms
A SHORT time ago, I received a telephone call from a friend who was employed as human resources director of a large corporation.
"Jerry, I've just been fired," he said.
"Fired? You mean you are out of a job completely?"
"Well, not completely," he replied. "I'm just no longer a director. In fact, my whole function has been wiped out. They have given me a make-work job in salary administration. It's a nothing job, though. I hate it. I was really interested in human resources. All I'm doing now is scut work and drawing a paycheck."
"Why were you fired, Hank?"
"I'm not really sure. I've never heard the reason directly. My boss's boss was the one who really did the firing. He told my boss to do it."
"Why did he tell ...
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