Thursday, January 08, 2004
re: the cold/heat
attention all employees: we would like to address the fact that we are aware of the fact that it is not only cold outside, but furthermore quite warm inside. the upper eshellions of management met this morning at a nearby restaurant to discuss this situation, and have decided to take this opportunity to address the situation. first of all, it is very cold outside. as a result of this and in direct response to this situation, we concerned a meeting two days ago and decided to increase the temperature in the building to keep all employees operating in a comfortable temperature zone - as you know, we believe that an employee with warm hands will be an employee with a warm work ethic. however, there have been concerns raised that perhaps the thermostat has swung a tad too far the other way. i will admit, that i myself was working in my office in just a t-shirt after lunch. however, this is clearly not acceptable. we have a certain image to maintain. since there seems to be some sort of technical issue associated with actually physically or manually lowering the temperature output of the heating system, we would ask that all employees in offices with new windows installed please go ahead and open the windows slightly. yes, this is technically a violation of employee code 33/1a, as you are well aware after the franklin incident last month, but the board voted to make an exception in this case. so, please, after getting the necessary signatures and approvals, and turning in your code practices exemption forms in, please go ahead and enjoy opening your windows slightly. we will leave to your judgment what constitutes "slightly" and what constitutes a "breach of managerial trust." if you don't have a window, we recommend spending your allotted break time in the office of someone who does. we believe this initiative will not only aid in controlling temperatures, but will also help forester a sense of community. or as we like to say, winkymunity. thank you, and please get back to work.
attention all employees: we would like to address the fact that we are aware of the fact that it is not only cold outside, but furthermore quite warm inside. the upper eshellions of management met this morning at a nearby restaurant to discuss this situation, and have decided to take this opportunity to address the situation. first of all, it is very cold outside. as a result of this and in direct response to this situation, we concerned a meeting two days ago and decided to increase the temperature in the building to keep all employees operating in a comfortable temperature zone - as you know, we believe that an employee with warm hands will be an employee with a warm work ethic. however, there have been concerns raised that perhaps the thermostat has swung a tad too far the other way. i will admit, that i myself was working in my office in just a t-shirt after lunch. however, this is clearly not acceptable. we have a certain image to maintain. since there seems to be some sort of technical issue associated with actually physically or manually lowering the temperature output of the heating system, we would ask that all employees in offices with new windows installed please go ahead and open the windows slightly. yes, this is technically a violation of employee code 33/1a, as you are well aware after the franklin incident last month, but the board voted to make an exception in this case. so, please, after getting the necessary signatures and approvals, and turning in your code practices exemption forms in, please go ahead and enjoy opening your windows slightly. we will leave to your judgment what constitutes "slightly" and what constitutes a "breach of managerial trust." if you don't have a window, we recommend spending your allotted break time in the office of someone who does. we believe this initiative will not only aid in controlling temperatures, but will also help forester a sense of community. or as we like to say, winkymunity. thank you, and please get back to work.
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