[CurtMonash]

It's a rare client with whom I spend more than 2 days a year. At my rates, if they didn't think I did awesome stuff, they surely wouldn't (re)hire me.

If a sales guy can't set up a meeting with an awesome prospect his first week on the job (set it up, not necessarily get around to having it), chances are he's not a great sales guy.

If a process-oriented manager can't find some stupid process and short-circuit it her first month on the job, what is she good for?

This standard isn't as crazy as it first sounds. What worries me more is the pompous tone of the whole thing.

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Also, I'd hope that any organization that abides by this rule goes all-in on the Rule of Awesome, which in its original form is the a tabletop RPG principle to the effect of "Anything sufficiently awesome is automatically allowed." :)

(Compare Rule of Funny, Rule of Cool.)

[MrQuincle]

Perhaps you are not hired for awesome stuff, but just for your name, your connections, your looks...

[CurtMonash]

If I ever was hired for my looks, that was a long time in the past.

My connections, however, are pretty awesome. :)

[MrQuincle]

Considering my connections I think I still have to rely on my looks. :-D

[kbenson]

Isn't that just called doing your job? I imagine awesome to be more than expected.