(Who thinks of this crap?)
Ok people, so what does this look like to you?
Boxes you say? Well that's what they would have you believe. Today strolling through the hallways of the corporate wasteland that I fondly call work, I locked eyes with what any normal person would consider boxes.
But alas, some marketing genius had labeled these company boxes "Records Management".
A box. Records management.......hmmm...... That box company is genius!! Now they can sell the same box that is normally .45 cents for $1.50! With such an important name you could never doubt its usefullness to your operations.
And I began to think, have we begun given useless job labels out now to even inanimate objects in the office to give them relevance? What kind of society are we in that feels that we must place the utmost importance on any object.....down to the lone thumbnail on the cork board.
Thumbnail you say? It is no longer a thumbnail, but a Paper Security Fastner Expert. Don't you dare consider demeaning it!
Ok, so I know I am pretty much rambling nonsense here but come on, what other excitement do I have in this hole they call an office.
I just wish I had thought of the box thing first.
1 comment:
Here's some George Carlin wisdom:
"You can't be afraid of words that speak the truth. I don't like words that hide the truth. I don't like words that conceal reality. I don't like euphemisms or euphemistic language. And American english is loaded with euphemisms. Because Americans have a lot of trouble dealing with reality. Americans have trouble facing the truth, so they invent a kind of a soft language to protect themselves from it. And it gets worse with every generation. For some reason it just keeps getting worse...
...Give you another example. Sometime during my life toilet paper became bathroom tissue. I wasn't notified of this. No one asked me if I agreed with it. It just happened. Toilet paper became bathroom tissue. Sneakers became running shoes. False teeth became dental appliances. Medicine became medication. Information became directory assistance. The dump became the land fill. Car crashes became automobile accidents. Partly cloudy became partly sunny. Motels became motor lodges. House trailers became mobile homes. Used cars became previously owned transportation. Room service became guest room dining. Constipation became occasional irregularity."
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