Six Sigma seems to be 30 Rock’s favorite topic. I know there was an old epsiode that touched on Six Sigma. And now in season 3, the popular sitcom again made a parody of Six Sigma, which stirred up some controversy.
In the show, Six Sigma was allegedly described as “a group of men who stand for ‘the pillars of the Six Sigma business philosophy’ — teamwork, insight, brutality, male enhancement, hand shakefulness, and play hard. These are obviously not the pillars of the real Six Sigma program, and some in the Six Sigma Community have taken offense to the spoof.
Who wouldn’t?
It’s a spoof all right but the writer could have made fun in another aspect. One of the funnies that I love reading is the Cox-Box. It’s like Dilbert but more specific to Six Sigma and quality practices. The fun and humor is there but it is never offensive.
