lubricating clutch release arm

I deal with that sort of shit every day, one confectionery manufacturer I worked for had absolutely no idea, they had a conveyor carrying going through a small port hole in a wall, I was asked to enlarge to hole, I inquired when there would be a break in production so I could cover the conveyor to do the work, I was told there would be no halt to production as they were behind, and couldn't afford to loose any production and I would need to do it while the line was running! So I did what they asked and of course shit fell onto the conveyor and all the product which of course all had to be thrown out!
So how did throwing out all that product help their precious production numbers?
They got me to design a machine to sort licorice logs for chocolate coating, when it came time to build it I needed some Stainless stell flat bar, they wouldn't buy any and told me I had to see what I could find in the bone yard, the only usable stuff I could find was on what appeared to be a new ice cream cone forming machine., I told them that that was all I could find and they insisted if it was there it was rubbish and I should cut it up and use it, so I did. I built their sorting machine and left soon after.I  heard the owner got upset when he couldn't find his new icecream cone former! He was convinced someone stole it, and the morons in middle management weren't going to own up that they told me to cut it up. What a bloody circus!
I can hear you ask why would I do it......malicious compliance, you know what is going to happen and you warn them of the consequences, but when the refuse to listen because they are all knowing, you just do it ,cover your arse and let the smartarses deal with the fallout of their own stupidity!
That mob ended up going broke....surprising isn't it?

Way back in the mists of History I was a Programmer Analyst on IBM machines.  
I was asked to write a prog. suite to analyse company salaries - INCLUDING the top management.
I had to promise never to look at any of the data whilst writing the thing. 

Cross finger time!  I'm lead to believe it was most interesting, obviously I have no idea.

ToadKeeper post=211079 userid=26232Way back in the mists of History I was a Programmer Analyst on IBM machines.  
I was asked to write a prog. suite to analyse company salaries - INCLUDING the top management.
I had to promise never to look at any of the data whilst writing the thing. 

Cross finger time!  I'm lead to believe it was most interesting, obviously I have no idea.

Imagine how much havoc such a program could cause when applied to the salaries of politicians, senior public servants as well as the CEOs , board members and various  levels of management within the private sector, not to mention senior religous figures  of those in  the non profit NGOs........the great and good would never allow it!
All those free loading piggies feeding at the trough in the dining car of the gravy train, would be exposed for the frauds, wastes of space and oxygen thieves that they are!