The Boss says, "Bob is the director of purchasing. He's here to describe our new procurement process." Bob says, "Our system divides products into two categories: Things you don't want, and things you're not allowed to buy." Bob says, "It's my way of saying thanks for lubing my SUV with my dead ancestors…
Bob, Director of Purchasing. Asok says, "I requested an Ethernet switch and you sent me a box of pencils." Bob says, "Sometimes I tweak the non-standard orders so I can use our approved vendors." Asok says, "You can't tell the difference between a switch and a pencil?" Bob then states, "I can tell the…
…I win our bet." Coworker says, "No... wait for it..." Man says, "Whoa. How do you do that?" Coworker says, "It's called sales. Now you owe me a purchase order."
…finish my lab tests." "Okay. Apply for a capital budget variance, prepare an RFP, get three bids, form a team to evaluate the bids, then prepare a purchase order." "Never mind. I'll just learn how to read bar codes by sight." "Quitter."
"Now that I have purchased your company's goodwill, I plan to make some changes." "I redesigned your headquarters building." "What's this part that looks like a horse's rump?" "That's the entrance to the executive suite."
…Visit "It's important that you have a passion for your job." "For example, my passion involves working you like rented mules so I can afford to purchase luxury items." "I bought a ping-pong table with the raise you didn't get."
