How would you like to work for this guy?

[Bertha Venation]

MEMORANDUM

DATE: February 8, 1978
TO: All Employees
SUBJECT: Celebrations of Any Kind

Per Edward Mike Davis' orders, there will be no more birthday celebrations, birthday cakes, levity, or celebrations of any kind within the office. This is a business office.

If you have to celebrate, do it after office hours on your own time.

(Signed)
MICHAEL D. CARROLL
for EDWARD MIKE DAVIS

More here:

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/08/tiger-oil-memos.html

[HopeHoops]

1. I worked for someone like that once...

My wife and I had sex on the leather couch in his office after hours. Ptttttthhhhhh!!!!!

[suninvited]

2. some of these are really funny

Do not speak to me when you see me. If I want to to speak to you, I will do so. I want to save my throat. I don't want to ruin it by saying hello to all of you sons-of-bitches.,

(Signed)
EDWARD MIKE DAVIS



I wonder why Edward Mike Davis is so darn angry all the time??

I worked in the oil well business for a period of time, so the language is all too familiar. These are hilarious memos.

[hamsterjill]

3. Didn't Johnny Paycheck sing a song that would be appropriate for this?

Take This Job and Shove It???!!! LOL

What an arrogant asshole! (Davis, not Paycheck)

[Bunny]

4. I love that guy! What a hoot.

That was enormously entertaining. :thumbsup:

[Mopar151]

5. I just got done for an outfit eerily like this one.....n/t

[kentauros]

6. Here's a Houston Press blog entry with comments from former employees

including the son of the owner:

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/08/crazy_oil_memos_executive.php

:D

[MrScorpio]

7. I worked for someone like that once

Only it was all screaming and no memos