Machines that have broken down will work perfectly when the repairman arrives. Progress is only made on alternate Tuesdays. Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse. The employee who has performed his duties faithfully and without fault for 5 years will be given an increase of five cents per day in his pay - provided the profits allow it. All vacations and holidays create problems, except for one's own.
Success is a matter of luck, just ask any failure.
The value of any job task is inversely proportional to its deadline. When you see an item in the flyer, by the time you get to the store its either sold out or the price has doubled. The person at the meeting or discussion who is right will be the person who is not listened and will later be blamed for coming up with the bad idea.