RB5-Black

bit of a scoob in a lake moment but I like it



Creation of Company Policy

Start with a cage containing 5 monkeys, hang a banana from a piece of string above a stepladder.
Before too long a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana.
As he touched the ladder spray all the other monkeys with cold water.

After a while another monkey makes an attempt with the same result – all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the ladder the other monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey see the banana and wants to climb the ladder. To his surprise and horror, all the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack he knows that if he tries to climb the ladder he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm.

Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the ladder he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana.

Why not?

Because as far as they know that’s the way it’s always been done around here……….
…..and that’s how company policy begins!