Mobix Dick

A UK company, Mobix, has purchased Ipods for its employees. The life-changing devices are pre-loaded with audiobooks with comedy selections. Mobix's rationale is that listening to the comedy riffs will reduce stress during the commute to work and cheer them up on the way to work.

This is a swell idea that obviously won't work. First, you know there's at least one closet goth kid amongst the Mobix rank and file. And he or she will be listening to speedmetal or something in that vein before he or she goes on their five state killing spree. Then the company gets named in the suit and has to file for Chapter 11. Okay, that would only happen in the States with our legal system.

I do like the idea of novel ways to improve employee morale. Of course an argument can be made that the company could always have taken the money to buy and Ipod for each employee and actually given it directly to the employee. Then they could have purchased whatever item might make them happier.

One time we lost our air conditioning at work in the middle of the Summer and the head manager came by with ice cream sandwiches in an effort to cool us off. Didn't work but we all appreciated the effort.

At Virtucon to improve employee morale we have a swell lil internal system that lets you send an email/ecard to someone for doing something good. That way this really won't interfere with them returning to their toil after being all moraled up. Yeah, it's a Dilbert cartoon, butcept I'm not making this up.

I wonder what the most creative employee morale idea anyone has ever had. If I were Lord Of All I Survey, there'd be live music in the cafeteria. Oh and I'd release doves whenever I entered the room for a meeting. That could get messy, but it would still be beautiful.