Keep Googleplex E-mail Forwards to Yourself
I go to work to work.
No, that’s not a line from a Dr. Seuss book, it’s how I really feel. I’ve had jobs that loaded conference rooms with pool tables, installed soda fountains in the kitchen and put pinball machines in the hallway. These so-called perks didn’t phase me at all. In fact most people became numb to them after a few weeks on the job.
You might not want to admit it, but I ask that you say it with me:
We go to work to work.
And that’s why I make a request. A demand!
STOP SENDING ME E-MAILS WITH PICTURES OF THE GOOGLEPLEX - I DON’T CARE.
Seriously. Whether the coffee tables are made out of a fish tank or every employee is issued a solar-powered motorized bike to navigate the ‘campus,’ the reality is, these folks still have jobs to do. They still have micromanaging bosses. Annoying commutes. Coworkers with bad breath. Etc.
Also, many of these e-mails are several years old. Check the expiration date before you eat the yogurt, friends.
So save yourself time and stop forwarding these ridiculous e-mails. It’s not like your boss is going to receive it and decide that you are too good to sit in a tiny cubicle under a fluorescent light. Your office cafeteria won’t add a sashimi chef to the payroll.
Keep your dinosaur skeleton replicas, dear employer. Just add some more coinage to my check.
What do you think?