Work & Business Ā· 2026-11-02
The tyrannical CEO
The tyrannical CEO
Initech was a world shipping conglomerate. Its CEO was a real tyrant. He was abusive to all of his subordinates and would even bully members of the board to get his way. He once chewed out a Senior Vice President because he didn't like the color of the VP's tie. He once fired a division director for using the wrong cover for his quarterly TPS report. And he liked to assert his superiority in calling last minute, mandatory, all-hands-required meetings.
When the staff heard that there was one of these meetings coming up, he knew that there would be trouble. And sure enough, when the CEO arrived (five minutes late), he went straight into a tirade aboutā¦ flying alligators.
After he finished the room went silent. The CEO turned red.
> I don't believe that you have all understood the gravity of this situation.
Facing the COO he shouted,
> Dave, why aren't you concerned about thisā½ You mean to tell me that you don't believe in flying alligatorsā½
Dave replied,
> I do sir, it's just, they fly really, really low.
Initech was a world shipping conglomerate. Its CEO was a real tyrant. He was abusive to all of his subordinates and would even bully members of the board to get his way. He once chewed out a Senior Vice President because he didn't like the color of the VP's tie. He once fired a division director for using the wrong cover for his quarterly TPS report. And he liked to assert his superiority in calling last minute, mandatory, all-hands-required meetings.
When the staff heard that there was one of these meetings coming up, he knew that there would be trouble. And sure enough, when the CEO arrived (five minutes late), he went straight into a tirade aboutā¦ flying alligators.
After he finished the room went silent. The CEO turned red.
> I don't believe that you have all understood the gravity of this situation.
Facing the COO he shouted,
> Dave, why aren't you concerned about thisā½ You mean to tell me that you don't believe in flying alligatorsā½
Dave replied,
> I do sir, it's just, they fly really, really low.
Source: Reddit.