A CNET special on Silicon Valley's worst bosses, a banal list of Steve Jobs and the other usual suspects, also includes this eyewitness account of executive meetings during the glory days of Al Shugart's Seagate. It actually sounds healthier than the passive-aggressive jargon-fests of Valley management sessions. "The meeting lasted about four or five hours, and I have never been around so many people who just screamed and yelled at each other. Everyone was, 'F—- you, f—- you.' The sales guy would say, 'I need this' and the operations guy would say, 'Well, f—- you. I'm not doing that.' And the design guy would say, 'F—-, I hate doing that.' It was six hours of 'f—- you'. And when it was over, they brought out the dog head. It was a head of a stuffed dog. They cut it off and sewed up the bottom. Then they all took a vote on who is the biggest —-hole in the meeting and they gave him the dog head award."

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