[cajobportal Insights] WOW
This week, there was an interview that went viral in the US media. In San Francisco; Jake Orta, a military veteran, lives in a small, single-window studio apartment, 3 blocks away from Mark Zuckerberg’s $10 million home His ‘bread and butter’ activity is to sell items found in the trash bins outside of the CEO’s home. He has hitherto found items such as a vacuum cleaner, a coffee machine and a hair dryer — all in working condition. On other hunts, he’s managed to find more expensive items including designer jeans, Nike shoes, iPads and bicycles. The quote by Jake Orta, in particular, intrigued me “It just amazes me what people throw away. You never know what you will find”. Extrapolate this into our organisational lives and you will find that there is so much that you will find relatable to this quote. a) Often, in organisations, we let go of individuals, citing non-performance. The same person, who literally gets discarded as waste by someone, goes on to create history ...