Town Hall Meeting Day
One great thing about where I work is the occasional Town Hall meeting. That is when the executive management talks about recent healthcare & patient safety legislation, press coverage, and other really important stuff that affects the level of quality of healthcare throughout the country.
That isn’t the good part. The best part is the question and answer session that comes at the end. About half the questions deal with actual policy and the business, the other half, well they basically fall into 3 categories: the cafeteria, the parking garage, and the bathrooms.
I wasn’t here at the time, but someone once asked why there weren’t more noodles in the chicken noodle soup served at the cafeteria. I did once hear though that the reason they don’t have toilet seat covers is because there is an air freshener. Apparently, these two items are mutually exclusive.
Some highlights today included such pressing issues of how to get coffee in the afternoon once the cafeteria has closed, and of course, how can one keep track of the time spent by those pesky smokers and their filthy habit.
I didn’t realize that in today’s society Flip-Flops caused such controversy. First a women’s lacrosse tam at the white house, and now here. Apparently, flip-flops are not acceptable, even on casual Fridays (which you all already know how I feel about.) According to the insurance companies loss specialist, flip-flops, and sandals as well, are a safety issue, as well as a fashion faux pas.
I also learned the difference between cropped pants, and Capri pants is the amount of leg that shows. Ankles = cropped, whereas calf = Capri. Both are considered casual. I couldn’t help but wonder if pant leg length has any effect on the danger levels of sandals.
Also, and I am so incredibly ticked that I missed this one, I found out that whey they went from business formal to business casual, there was a fashion show of what is appropriate business casual attire. Holy crap. A fashion show!
The good news of the day is that four new shelves will be added to the refrigerator, and new chairs for many employees have been ordered.
Since the company is over 60% female employees, and therefore there are always women in varying stages of pregnancy, a question was asked about “pregnant parking only”. IT was good idea that would be taken to, and I am quoting here, the “Parking Committee”.
I'll tell you what I would ask is I were an actual employee here: Why are there 4 "Full Size Van Only" parking spaces on each floor, when there are *never* full size vans parked in them? They're always empty. I drive a ’97 Lumina, not a small car, yet I’m always dwarfed and squished between two gigantic SUVs. Let them park in these spots so that I can actually get in and out my car without having to hold my breath!
I don’t know when the next Town Hall meeting is but sure it will be just as entertaining.
That isn’t the good part. The best part is the question and answer session that comes at the end. About half the questions deal with actual policy and the business, the other half, well they basically fall into 3 categories: the cafeteria, the parking garage, and the bathrooms.
I wasn’t here at the time, but someone once asked why there weren’t more noodles in the chicken noodle soup served at the cafeteria. I did once hear though that the reason they don’t have toilet seat covers is because there is an air freshener. Apparently, these two items are mutually exclusive.
Some highlights today included such pressing issues of how to get coffee in the afternoon once the cafeteria has closed, and of course, how can one keep track of the time spent by those pesky smokers and their filthy habit.
I didn’t realize that in today’s society Flip-Flops caused such controversy. First a women’s lacrosse tam at the white house, and now here. Apparently, flip-flops are not acceptable, even on casual Fridays (which you all already know how I feel about.) According to the insurance companies loss specialist, flip-flops, and sandals as well, are a safety issue, as well as a fashion faux pas.
I also learned the difference between cropped pants, and Capri pants is the amount of leg that shows. Ankles = cropped, whereas calf = Capri. Both are considered casual. I couldn’t help but wonder if pant leg length has any effect on the danger levels of sandals.
Also, and I am so incredibly ticked that I missed this one, I found out that whey they went from business formal to business casual, there was a fashion show of what is appropriate business casual attire. Holy crap. A fashion show!
The good news of the day is that four new shelves will be added to the refrigerator, and new chairs for many employees have been ordered.
Since the company is over 60% female employees, and therefore there are always women in varying stages of pregnancy, a question was asked about “pregnant parking only”. IT was good idea that would be taken to, and I am quoting here, the “Parking Committee”.
I'll tell you what I would ask is I were an actual employee here: Why are there 4 "Full Size Van Only" parking spaces on each floor, when there are *never* full size vans parked in them? They're always empty. I drive a ’97 Lumina, not a small car, yet I’m always dwarfed and squished between two gigantic SUVs. Let them park in these spots so that I can actually get in and out my car without having to hold my breath!
I don’t know when the next Town Hall meeting is but sure it will be just as entertaining.
posted by DumbAscii at
8/17/2005
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