big evil corp Regular readers of this blog are most likely aware that I work for a big, evil corporation. For anonymity's sake, we'll call it BE Corp.

Yesterday BE Corp held one of its periodic company-wide, big, evil pep rallies where all the big, evil executives get us all together and remind us just how wonderful BE Corp is. They tell us all about BE Corp's wonderful financial results, its innovative products, and its market leadership. And that's why I was entitled to the generous 1.19% annual raise I got this year. That's nearly half the inflation rate, folks!

So throughout the presentation, the big, evil executives get handed pre-screened, softball questions like, "How does BE Corp manage to be so successful in such a difficult competitive marketplace?" or "How does BE Corp manage to be so wonderful and generous to its employees and its community?" or "Can I name my firstborn child after BE Corp?"

But the thing that bothers me is that the big, evil executives constantly remind us how fortunate we are to work for such a wonderful company like BE Corp. As an actual employee of BE Corp, I can attest that it is neither wonderful nor stupendous to work here. But if I could count the number of times I've been told how wonderful and stupendous it is to work here I'd be up to at least three by now. I think they are under the impression that if they say it enough times it will become true.

So exactly what is it that makes it such a wonderful place to work? The low pay? The poor training? The constant changes in policy? The numerous elaborate pep rallies?

Really, I want to know.
  ¶ monger187 wrote this on 2/10/2005