Source: UW Health (photos from various sources)
Reported in UW Hospital board asks managers to work better with nurses, doesn't recognize union. (Madison.com, 2/27/2020)
Dedicated to the folks above
"Why Can't We Live Together" by one-hit wonder Timmy Thomas decuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 24, 1972. It spent 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.
2/23/2020 update starts here
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Quoted in Trump’s Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration. (The New York Times, 2/22/2020). You'll need to read the print edition for the full quote.
This short paragraph precedes the above quote. Allies of the president say he should be free to make personnel changes, even if it amounts to shedding people who are not seen as loyal to Mr. Trump.
2/22/2020 update, "Jim Cohn joins the master class in gobbledygook, now in progress", starts here.
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At Walgreens, Complaints of Medication Errors Go Missing. (The New York Times, 2/21/2020)
Original 2/21/2020 post, "Peter Settel gives a master class in gobbledygook", starts here.
Photo credit: American Family Insurance
Quoted in American Family cuts 200 IT jobs, offers workers retraining for higher-skilled positions. (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/20/2020)
According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'gobbledygook', as in wordy and generally unintelligble jargon, occurred in 1944.
Other coinages from the same year include:
- aerosolize
- brain cramp
- checkbox
- gasser
- prepackage
According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'oursource', as in to procure (something, such as some goods or services needed by a business or organization) from outside sources and especially from foreign or nonunion suppliers, occurred in 1979.
Other coinages from the same year include:
- backslash
- commoditize
- done deal
- major depression
- smoke and mirrors
Peter's job title must have been dreamed up during a months-long series of committee meetings.
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