RE: The Grand OC! [CONTEST NINETEEN: SUIT!]
06-07-2014, 05:31 AM
Name: Stan
Race: Middle Management
Gender: Male, thanks to the patriarchy.
Text Color: #654321
Biography: Nobody remembers when Stan was hired, or who approved his promotion. He's just always been there, as far as anyone can tell.
No matter how early you arrive, Stan's already there with a pile of work for you; no matter how late you leave, Stan's still there, ready to yell at you to stop slacking off.
There are rumors that Stan sleeps in the office, but the night janitor and the security guard swear up and down he's gone by the time the building is locked down.
Not that anyone knows where Stan lives, or what he does outside of the office. He's probably got a home address in the company's records, but who can really be bothered to check? It's not like anyone would want to visit him. Besides, nobody's even really sure what his last name is.
I haven't seen him today, though. That's strange. Wonder if he's sick.
Description: Stan is a moderately overweight balding middle-aged man who dresses for success, as he makes a point of telling everyone he comes across. He also tells them to work smarter, not harder; to give a hundred and ten percent; to focus on our core values; and a variety of other buzzwords that don't actually mean anything.
In fact, if you asked all the employees who worked under him, they wouldn't be able to remember a single time he said anything of substance or made an actual decision. They can remember a lot of times when he called meetings, though.
Weapons and Abilities: Stan has all the powers of a middle manager. That is to say, he knows exactly what you should be doing and he'll tell you to do it in the most meaningless way he can think of. And don't try to tell him it's not what you should be doing, not if you want a good performance review.
More accurately, Stan has the ability to spontaneously emerge as a middle manager in any organization, including ones that don't have middle managers. Anyone who actually checks the records on him will find no irregularities, but most people won't even bother. If pressed, employees might have vague memories of him just showing up one day, but they tend to just assume he's supposed to be there. In theory he could be fired, but the higher-ups haven't noticed him causing any problems, so he probably won't.
Stan's emergence in an organization does not grant him any knowledge related to their business. In fact, he spontanteously forgets any relevant information he might have known before his arrival.
Bonus not-an-actual-entry but I couldn't resist putting it together:
Race: Middle Management
Gender: Male, thanks to the patriarchy.
Text Color: #654321
Biography: Nobody remembers when Stan was hired, or who approved his promotion. He's just always been there, as far as anyone can tell.
No matter how early you arrive, Stan's already there with a pile of work for you; no matter how late you leave, Stan's still there, ready to yell at you to stop slacking off.
There are rumors that Stan sleeps in the office, but the night janitor and the security guard swear up and down he's gone by the time the building is locked down.
Not that anyone knows where Stan lives, or what he does outside of the office. He's probably got a home address in the company's records, but who can really be bothered to check? It's not like anyone would want to visit him. Besides, nobody's even really sure what his last name is.
I haven't seen him today, though. That's strange. Wonder if he's sick.
Description: Stan is a moderately overweight balding middle-aged man who dresses for success, as he makes a point of telling everyone he comes across. He also tells them to work smarter, not harder; to give a hundred and ten percent; to focus on our core values; and a variety of other buzzwords that don't actually mean anything.
In fact, if you asked all the employees who worked under him, they wouldn't be able to remember a single time he said anything of substance or made an actual decision. They can remember a lot of times when he called meetings, though.
Weapons and Abilities: Stan has all the powers of a middle manager. That is to say, he knows exactly what you should be doing and he'll tell you to do it in the most meaningless way he can think of. And don't try to tell him it's not what you should be doing, not if you want a good performance review.
More accurately, Stan has the ability to spontaneously emerge as a middle manager in any organization, including ones that don't have middle managers. Anyone who actually checks the records on him will find no irregularities, but most people won't even bother. If pressed, employees might have vague memories of him just showing up one day, but they tend to just assume he's supposed to be there. In theory he could be fired, but the higher-ups haven't noticed him causing any problems, so he probably won't.
Stan's emergence in an organization does not grant him any knowledge related to their business. In fact, he spontanteously forgets any relevant information he might have known before his arrival.
Bonus not-an-actual-entry but I couldn't resist putting it together:
There's no reason for this | Or this | Death is inevitable | You can't challenge fate | The smallest change | I'm overwhelmed
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse