Retirement as an incentive for the economy
New question: Why does the desktop tile disappear in Windows 8 when your internet connection is missing? Google doesn’t know, either.
Today, in a carefully orchestrated staff meeting, we learned that the survey (conducted corporation-wide, some months ago) has reached several troubling conclusions.
- Not everyone likes their job, or their boss
- Some people like their job
- Some people have worked here longer than others.
I’m worried: for the above, we paid an outside consulting firm some substantial money. Might I recommend that the same scientific probe might be handled (next time) with a box of fortune cookies?
Hey, the muffins and coffee were provided. It’s also clear that we no longer have enough chairs to allow a complete group sit down, which is a reason to either reduce the number of bosses (that some people don’t like, particularly, according to the survey).
In China, a mathematician has (theoretically) developed a process to enplane and deplane passengers more efficiently. It remains theoretical, since an airline cannot allow “more efficient procedures”.
More doom and gloom. Many business owners are planning to retire over the next decade, and this could spell disaster for the fragile Canadian economy. Come on, already! I guess that in earlier times, people simply collapsed in harness and were buried where they lay. This whole retirement process seems to be “beyond the ken” of all and sundry. The local mayor wants to extend the retirement age to 65 (from a current siztyish). Come on, already! Just think about the kids. How will they get jobs if nobody retires for a decade? Our economy is sluggish enough, that we should want to keep the (tired and bored with their jobs) in place any longer than necessary. A pension is a cheap economic incentive.
On a personal note, I’m now able to remove some of the protective clothing I wear on my back; changing work environment.
