If only he had accidentally forgotten to tell them he was going to take a week off to get things done around the house.
They will expect him to do that every year from now on, at least until they get to “Z”.
Then they may let him take a real week off, before his house falls apart which would affect his donations.
I love this couple. I love how when they talk to each other their little day-to-day decisions get hashed, rehashed and hashed over again due to the ongoing necessity of factoring in what their CHURCH needs and wants at any given time. The way they cavil with one another about should they do this or should they do that is always funny to me – know why? Because well do I recall that I used to ponder and fret about this kind of small stuff. That’s why its funny. I too, had these thought processes, once, about the most pedestrian actions in my life. Thanks, RB. You really have the cult-think and cult-speak down 🙂
I don’t know about the rest of you folks but the bulk of the promo that gets dished out to me isn’t snail mail but digital shit. My email inbox is flooded daily while my actual mailbox gets maybe 1 or 2 pieces of paper crap a week. So why are paper files so important to the cult? Oh yeah, cause Blubbard said so. But of course his policy predated the digital world and becomes increasingly antiquated. But Blubbard says so so it must be followed/obeyed. Crazy shit, just like all the rest.
Has anyone stopped to think for a moment – if they have the bestest admin system ever, that is the PERFECT way to run any organization, how did the central files get into a condition that needs dozens of people years to straighten out?
okay, okay, don’t tell me. It’s the dreaded SP’s !!!
You’re right. Think about when there will be targets 2 and 3 to manage and they will always have this unsolved problem.
Not even repeated interplanetary all hands will do any good.
gorillavee, that’s just the sort of reality check that seems to get missed inside the bubble. along with, how did they accumulate so many contacts, or even people who did a few courses and belonged for a while, and yet end up with so few members now? Not to mention, speaking of big numbers, where are the supposed millions of members, if the org doesn’t have at least many hundred if not several thousand of them?
From the pleas with numbers they put out, it appears the average org probably has around 20,000 files – and from the event pictures, 50 active members left*, if they’re lucky. That’s a 1 in 400 rate.
* which would fit with the revealing number discussed the other day, of possibly 13,000 total staff and members total worldwide, concentrated in California and Florida and then spread thinly over about 150 other locations.
Another great RB strip. I liked the role reversal in this one: wife as the main kool aid drinker and hubby as the PTS this time. Not that it really makes much difference. Looking back on a long life filled with a plethora of mistakes, faux pas and assorted disasters, one thing (of many) I’m grateful for is that I never had anything to do with Scientology. Every visit to Mike or Tony’s site reminds me of that. Thanks, RB, Mike, Tony and all the exes who post here. So glad you all woke from the nightmare and got out.
Locate four corners of the room – don’t think. Thank you LRH for the great advice I am no permanently exterior. I recall while on staff in a CLO thousands of files were jammed in a boiler room LMAO – good times.
If only he had accidentally forgotten to tell them he was going to take a week off to get things done around the house.
They will expect him to do that every year from now on, at least until they get to “Z”.
Then they may let him take a real week off, before his house falls apart which would affect his donations.
I love this couple. I love how when they talk to each other their little day-to-day decisions get hashed, rehashed and hashed over again due to the ongoing necessity of factoring in what their CHURCH needs and wants at any given time. The way they cavil with one another about should they do this or should they do that is always funny to me – know why? Because well do I recall that I used to ponder and fret about this kind of small stuff. That’s why its funny. I too, had these thought processes, once, about the most pedestrian actions in my life. Thanks, RB. You really have the cult-think and cult-speak down 🙂
I don’t know about the rest of you folks but the bulk of the promo that gets dished out to me isn’t snail mail but digital shit. My email inbox is flooded daily while my actual mailbox gets maybe 1 or 2 pieces of paper crap a week. So why are paper files so important to the cult? Oh yeah, cause Blubbard said so. But of course his policy predated the digital world and becomes increasingly antiquated. But Blubbard says so so it must be followed/obeyed. Crazy shit, just like all the rest.
> If you want to restimulate a Scientologist a million years from now, you only need to mention Central Files.
You can restimulate many of them right now by mentioning it. Why wait a million years?
Way back when on staff, I had no idea this was such a common thing, and not just specific to the one org.
I think this guy really needs a STRONG drink. Something with an ethyl alcohol content to it of course.
Has anyone stopped to think for a moment – if they have the bestest admin system ever, that is the PERFECT way to run any organization, how did the central files get into a condition that needs dozens of people years to straighten out?
okay, okay, don’t tell me. It’s the dreaded SP’s !!!
You’re right. Think about when there will be targets 2 and 3 to manage and they will always have this unsolved problem.
Not even repeated interplanetary all hands will do any good.
gorillavee, that’s just the sort of reality check that seems to get missed inside the bubble. along with, how did they accumulate so many contacts, or even people who did a few courses and belonged for a while, and yet end up with so few members now? Not to mention, speaking of big numbers, where are the supposed millions of members, if the org doesn’t have at least many hundred if not several thousand of them?
From the pleas with numbers they put out, it appears the average org probably has around 20,000 files – and from the event pictures, 50 active members left*, if they’re lucky. That’s a 1 in 400 rate.
* which would fit with the revealing number discussed the other day, of possibly 13,000 total staff and members total worldwide, concentrated in California and Florida and then spread thinly over about 150 other locations.
Another great RB strip. I liked the role reversal in this one: wife as the main kool aid drinker and hubby as the PTS this time. Not that it really makes much difference. Looking back on a long life filled with a plethora of mistakes, faux pas and assorted disasters, one thing (of many) I’m grateful for is that I never had anything to do with Scientology. Every visit to Mike or Tony’s site reminds me of that. Thanks, RB, Mike, Tony and all the exes who post here. So glad you all woke from the nightmare and got out.
I know! Cooler than shit! I love how the wife is now the kool- aid drinker and the hubby is the one questioning things. Too cool!
🙂 Yes, one thing a scientologist should not do is “come up to Present Time.”
Or how about “Look. Don’t Listen.” Heaven forbid.
Locate four corners of the room – don’t think. Thank you LRH for the great advice I am no permanently exterior. I recall while on staff in a CLO thousands of files were jammed in a boiler room LMAO – good times.
And don’t forget to be three feet back of your head!