Frants - Will the last one to leave please turn out the lights

First, this sign appeared on the vending machine at the end of our hallway. Someone decided it would be more efficient to have fewer snack machines. This is not really about what is efficient for the average employee. This is not about being able to grab a convenient snack when you're working through lunch. This is about a bean counter somewhere crunching the numbers on their end (the service provider) and deciding their bottom line was better served with fewer snack machines. Will they run the numbers in a year and determine that their margin was reduced because fewer snacks were sold as a result of less available tempting noshes? Probably not.
Then, soon after, this sign appeared on all of the bathroom doors. "A New Way of Office Cleaning is Sweeping Across 'The Company'..." How exciting? This is just the sort of message that really gets you feeling good about your situation. Who wouldn't love a housekeeping service that is more personalized, efficient and environmentally friendly? Who knew that what they really meant was that all employees would have to empty their own waste baskets. No joke. There are now centrally located trash cans in the main hallways and everyone is expected to make the trip from their cubicle to the main trash cans. And they cut the hours of the housekeeping staff. Stay tuned. I'm sure I'll soon have photos of overflowing waste baskets in the cubes of the slovenly.

It warms my heart to know how much 'The Company' is looking out for us. Not every employer would be so sensitive to our needs.

Frants - this just irks me. Probably for no good reason.

I come into the office building the same way every day. One of the sights that greets me is this charming poster. I'd rather not be too liberal in criticism of my benefactor's marketing. I'm posting this image here as my little way of saying "Bleh! I don't like it!"

Ed: "Irk" may not be the right word (I'm not always good at naming my feelings). Maybe it's "vex" or "perplex" or "befuddle" or "bemuse" or "baffle" or "I wish they would take it down because I can't figure out how this is supposed to sell more product or inspire." What is the reaction they're looking for, anyway?

I should have mentioned this poster is almost as big as a single bed sheet.

Frants - Professional Spelling Errors

I'm introducing a new theme-day for this blog. I don't want to get into a bad habit of whining and complaining but sometimes the world throws things my way that are just worth sharing. Whether the light cast on these things is positive or negative, well I'll leave some of that to your judgment. It's one thing when we make typos in our day to day activities, but it's something else altogether when we find items at the store that have been mass distributed with spelling errors. "The Lord is my ligth..."