"Let me hear another sound from you and you'll keep Christmas by losing your situation!"

Ebenezer Scrooge, to his assistant Bob Cratchit, about 170 years ago.

Back in the mid-1800's people like Ebenezer Scrooge used the word "situation" to mean "job". When his well-meaning assistant, Bob Cratchit, annoyed him Scrooge put a quick stop to it be telling Cratchit he would lose his job. In Scrooge's mind, it was very clear who was responsible for Cratchit's situation. The Golden Rule comes to mind, "He who carries the gold makes the rules." That's the way Scrooge went about his business.

Now, when we use the word "situation" we mean:

a snapshot of an instant in business life...the people, the 'props', and the immediate environment

When you go to work, who is responsible for your work Situation?

• the leader, boss, owner?
• you?
• someone else?
• a blend of the above?