The Nooze had to regretfully part ways with former columnist Rusty Trombones. As part of settlement, we are contractually required to publish his unpublished drafts in their entirety. Here is one.
Managers run their departments using sticks or carrots. I choose the carrot every time.
Why?
You can eat a carrot. Have you tried eating sticks? Maybe if you’re lucky you can club a guinea pig with a stick for food, but I hope you have good dipping sauces!
So when you do the job I’ll take credit for, you get a carrot. At least, I’ll say it’s a carrot. You better damn well eat it in front of me.
