[Rhodes22-list] How company policy begins. (non-political humor)

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> How company policy begins 
> 
> Start with a  cage  containing five monkeys.  Inside
> the cage, hang a banana  
> on a string and  place a set of stairs under it.
> 
>  Before long, one of the monkeys will go  to the
> stairs and start to  climb 
> towards the banana.  As soon as he touches  the
>  stairs, all of the monkeys are 
> sprayed with cold water.
>  
> After a  while, another monkey makes an attempt with
> the  same result-all the 
> monkeys are  sprayed with cold water.
>  
> Pretty soon, none of the monkeys will try to  climb
> the  stairs. 
> 
> Now, put away the cold water.  Remove one monkey  
> from the  cage and replace 
> it with a  new one.   The new monkey sees the banana
> and wants to climb the  
>  stairs.  To his surprise and
> horror, all of the other monkeys  attack  him.
> 
> After another attempt and attack, he knows  that if
> he tries  to climb the 
> stairs, he will be   assaulted.
> 
> Next, remove another of the original five  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 stairs, 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, my friends, is  how company policy  begins.