/dev/null Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20018225-245.html Swearing, bearded scientists, and a roller-coaster riding asthma treatment all recognized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b stein 22 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 And finally, a project at the University of Catania in Italy was awarded the management prize for demonstrating mathematically that organizations can improve efficiency by promoting people randomly. I dont understand how this is possible. If they promote people randomly then what is the incentive to actually work hard and earn your promotion. I would do the bare minimum if the company I worked for did this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Damn. I though my brother and I had a good chance this year, with our paper "Biomechanical consequences of reduced dynamic friction at the human-algal interface." (My wife slipped on a moldy patch on a storm drain in the backyard a couple of months ago.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 And finally, a project at the University of Catania in Italy was awarded the management prize for demonstrating mathematically that organizations can improve efficiency by promoting people randomly. I dont understand how this is possible. If they promote people randomly then what is the incentive to actually work hard and earn your promotion. I would do the bare minimum if the company I worked for did this. My company gives promotions only to the most incompetent, so this would actually be an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It might be good to note that this is a parody and not the real Nobel Prizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 It might be good to note that this is a parody and not the real Nobel Prizes. I nominate your reply for next year's Ig Nobel Prize for literature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b stein 22 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) It might be good to note that this is a parody and not the real Nobel Prizes. wow i missed that. :wallbash: I feel stupid. Edited October 1, 2010 by b stein 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 wow i missed that. :wallbash: I feel stupid. Don't worry - apparently, Dev thinks that I'm the stupid one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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