I couldn't resist posting this one:
http://test.channel4.com/lifestyle/green/dumped/
4's newest reality show is set on a rubbish dump!
You really wonder what insane creature is coming up with these ideas...mind you, I might be too curious to miss this.
Thursday 30 August 2007
Wednesday 29 August 2007
A day off for £6bn?
As August comes to a close there isn’t even a day off to look forward to for nearly four months because we’ve just had the last bank holiday till Christmas. But there is hope at hand; a leading think tank is strongly recommending that we get a day for Heroes in November:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6965053.stm
What do you think? Surely we should commemorate those who deserve to be remembered? And we want more bank holidays don’t we (especially as the Europeans seem to have hundreds)? Also, the story suggests the obligatory holiday for employees is going from 20 days to 28…some good news at last!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6965053.stm
What do you think? Surely we should commemorate those who deserve to be remembered? And we want more bank holidays don’t we (especially as the Europeans seem to have hundreds)? Also, the story suggests the obligatory holiday for employees is going from 20 days to 28…some good news at last!
Tuesday 21 August 2007
Online Whispas
If you were in any doubt about the power of bloggers and online campaigners then look no further than this story:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1280368,00.html
Due to online pressure the Whispa bar is making a comeback. People have been signing online petitions and starting groups on Facebook (Bluewood is still wondering if it should have a page – suggestions welcome!) to demand that the classic Whispa bar comes back to our shelves. I think this is great, not only did I quite like Whispa bars but if the online community can bring back chocolate bars what can’t we do?
Cadbury’s is probably pretty sensible about keeping an eye on the online forums, partly because of their target audience but also because of their recent crises but this shows that some corporates really do take the online community seriously.
So what next? What else should we bring back? Or perhaps more importantly get rid of?
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1280368,00.html
Due to online pressure the Whispa bar is making a comeback. People have been signing online petitions and starting groups on Facebook (Bluewood is still wondering if it should have a page – suggestions welcome!) to demand that the classic Whispa bar comes back to our shelves. I think this is great, not only did I quite like Whispa bars but if the online community can bring back chocolate bars what can’t we do?
Cadbury’s is probably pretty sensible about keeping an eye on the online forums, partly because of their target audience but also because of their recent crises but this shows that some corporates really do take the online community seriously.
So what next? What else should we bring back? Or perhaps more importantly get rid of?
Tuesday 14 August 2007
Live on a yacht or not?
The winner of last Friday’s EuroMillions has now come forward to claim their £35m prize. Once I got over the intense feelings of jealousy I started to wonder how much I would have liked to win the cash and what I would do with it if I had.
This day-dreaming is hardly surprising and I bet I wasn’t the only person thinking how this money would change their life. But it did make me wonder whether most people would give up their job if they won.
There’s no shortage of people who say they hate their job and wish they didn’t have to work, but I don’t think it’s laziness, I think because of the actual work or more likely because of a ‘human’ element within the company. So what about those people who jump out of bed in the morning and can’t wait to get to the office? What motivates them? What makes them so happy in their work?
I think the difference is doing something you believe in and hopefully working with others who do as well. Maybe it’s not that simple but surely even winning £35m won’t stop you believing in something you think is right?
This day-dreaming is hardly surprising and I bet I wasn’t the only person thinking how this money would change their life. But it did make me wonder whether most people would give up their job if they won.
There’s no shortage of people who say they hate their job and wish they didn’t have to work, but I don’t think it’s laziness, I think because of the actual work or more likely because of a ‘human’ element within the company. So what about those people who jump out of bed in the morning and can’t wait to get to the office? What motivates them? What makes them so happy in their work?
I think the difference is doing something you believe in and hopefully working with others who do as well. Maybe it’s not that simple but surely even winning £35m won’t stop you believing in something you think is right?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
