Friday, February 16, 2024

Somebody Do Something!

Picking a title for this Blog Posting was not easy. Alternative titles just flowed out of me. I could have used, “You Have a Job So Why Ain’t You Working?” or this one would have worked, “Why Are You Just Sitting There?” or this, “Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something!” or, “Are You Asleep?”.

Why are so many “workers” sitting around doing nothing? It’s not their fault because they can’t help themselves. It’s where they are that’s the problem. To be more specific, it’s where their butts are that’s the problem.

If you are their employer, it’s now a really Big Problem for you and the saddest part is you are the one who paid for your own Big Problem and you Paid Big Time!

Did you just say, “Huh?!”

Please allow me to explain.

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I’ll explain by telling you a story...

There once was a Up And Coming Company that was owned by an Up And Coming Entrepreneur. This entrepreneur was flush with money because his employees were top notch and hard working as all get out. He was so grateful to his hard-working employees that he decided to do something very nice (and very expensive) for his hard-working employees. No employee was left out because, as I said, without exception they were all hard workers.

What he did was buy every employee his/her own X-Chair. Before he made the final decision to authorize this big an expenditure he did pause for a moment because this was a really large amount of money but he quickly moved forward with the purchase because he felt his workers deserved the best because they were the best.

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And now for The Rest of the Story...

Six months later the company went out of business.

Are you wondering how this could happen? The chairs were very expensive but their cost was not the reason the Up And Coming Company owned by the Up And Coming Entrepreneur went out of business.

It was the chair itself that was the reason for the company’s demise.

I am the Noticer you are not the Noticer. If you were the Noticer, you would know why the Up And Coming Company went out of business. X-Chair actually demonstrated why the Up And Coming Company was going to go out of business in every X-Chair Commercial they ran on your television.

You should have noticed that all the people sitting in their X-Chairs in the X-Chair Commercials were not doing anything. They just sat in their X-Chairs staring into the distance looking content and smiling contentedly.

In other word, they were not working! They were not getting anything done! They were not doing anything except comfortably getting paid To Do Nothing in their Extremely Comfortable X-Chairs.

It’s a wonder it took a whole 6 months to go out of business.

Would I kid u?

Smartfella

Lagniappe: On the other hand maybe it was the cost of the X-Chairs that made the Up And Coming Business go out of business. I looked up the cost of X-Chairs on the Internet. The web site quoted the price of a X-Tech Ultimate Executive Office Chair to be, “From $1,899”.

Another way of saying “From $1,899” is, “$1,899 and Up”. Do you realize how much Up there is above $1,899?

X-Chair knew how much Up there was. The Former Up And Coming Entrepreneur never should have said, “Pick out whichever model you want”.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Never had one-nice to know what they cost and don't want one.

Anonymous said...

Are you really blaming the chairs for the company's demise? No joke that my company got rid of all chairs after our CEO read a blog post about how standing desks increase productivity by 35%. Now, everyone is more productive and focused, but worker’s compensation claims for lower back and foot problems are way up. The really bad part is that we had a co-worker in a wheelchair who had to write a memo asking that she be allowed to sit in their wheelchair. The CEO, reluctantly, granted the request, but our co-worker eventually left because she felt singled out when others complained that she wasn’t a 'team player'. The problem isn't the chairs; it's poor management and lack of accountability. Instead of blaming inanimate objects, focus on creating a productive work environment where employees are engaged and motivated. This post is a classic case of misdirected indignation!