Encore! Encore!
Well, it’s that time of year again. Time for the executives to tell us how well the company is doing on the backs of the workers. This year, the president of the company put together a 10 minute video extolling corporate virtues and patting themselves on the back, yada yada, and sent it out for everyone to watch. Sure, I’ll watch it. Why not? It’s 10 minutes during which I don’t have to do actual work. This year, however, corporate wants to make certain that everyone watches the video, so a few days later they send out an email reminder to watch it. Sure, I’ll watch it again. 156
Why not? It’s another 10 minutes during which I don’t have to do actual work. I’ve already heard it, so I put it on mute and go do some chores around the house. The following week the company puts out the quarterly newsletter and the first story is the president’s video, with an encouragement to make sure we watch it. Sure, I’ll watch it again. Why not? It’s another another 10 minutes during which I don’t have to do actual work. I put on the video, mute it, and spend part of the next 10 minutes typing this post up for your amusement. Do you think I’ll get lucky and they’ll ask us to watch the video a fourth time? 233