There are floors and floors, right? There’s room for everyone and everything … You could put the whole of the humanities on one floor of this building. And maybe you will. Put history here, literature there. They could all have a place …
All of the humanities on tap. To offer optional modules to Organisational Management students. Make their CVs a little more lively. Demonstrate an interest in the arts. In classic films. Casablanca and so on. The Seventh Seal. That might impress a future employer.
It’s a kind of nursery down here. For the up and comers. Research fellows and the like. There are a lot of Organisational Management research fellows. O.M. sprouts – that’s what we call them. This is the sprouts corridor. The future of O.M.
And there are all these break out rooms for them. Places for them to encounter. To spark ideas.
Lecturers’ corridors. Things are more serious up here. Altogether sterner. These guys are going places. They’ve left the frivolities of youth behind them. They’re on the Organisational Management career path. Dreaming only of moving a floor up, to the senior lecturer’s corridor.
Hotshot row. We’ve snagged all kinds of hotshots. A lot of new blood. We’ve got some major hires. Major coups. Big names. I've not met everyone yet.
They only passing through, really. They’ll only be here a couple of years. They just jet-set around the place.
The amazing powers of my Organisational Management colleagues. The future of the subject is being decided here.
What future?
The future of the world. Because its all going to be like this. Like these corridors. Until there’s nothing left to organise. Or manage. I’ll bet.
So many Organisational Management colleagues to meet. Are you excited, philosopher? Such a variety of viewpoints. So much in common. I'm so glad you're moving into the O.M .family. So glad you’re being embraced. With all your differences. And idiosyncrasies. Philosophy will fit right in …
Work in Progress 