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Boss Problems

On May 15, 1991, Brian Richards was assigned full time to Project Turnbolt by Fred Taulor, manager of the thermodynamics department. All work went smoothly for four and one-half of the five months necessary to complete this effort.

Once a week Fred and Brian would chat about the status of Brian’s work. Fred would always conclude their brief meeting with “You’re doing a fine job, Brian. Keep it up. Do anything you have to do to finish this project”.

During the last month of the project Brian began receiving conflicting requests from the project offic...

Posted by: John Mayes

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