My pet peeve is people who say "
we need to..." or "
we should..." or "
we ought to" but in reality they have no intention of being productively involved in any project.
I work with an individual like this.
every day, he has a big new idea (and ironically he is the one person in the position to make all of these big new ideas a reality) but he is always saying...
"We should ______" just fill in the blank. Name it... build a new awning onto the front of the business, open a new venue to raise public awareness, have some sort of special event etc etc.
however, he never has anything else to say on the matter beyond "we should" or "we need to.." etc.
we call this person "we we" as his nick name
oddly enough he is in JUST the appropriate position if "authority" to make all of these "we need" statements occur within a matter of days if he had the proper motivation.
one such "we we" moment is a local venue to be constructed that has been discussed time and time again.
The money is in place
the building materials are in place
the people who know how to run and manage it are all in place
but for 18 months now all we get is the occasional "We really need do that."
perhaps he doesnt realize that he is the individual with the final go no-go decision?! and the minute he says "Go" he would have a dozen eager people on the project immediately!
