I think it’s amazing when people can marry passion with profit. I’m not sure if the bulletproof backpack is the next big thing, but it’s an interesting combination of perceived need in the marketplace and innovation.
Now if we can only get some of these to the troops in Iraq, we’d be in business.
Whenever you hear a smarmy politician berate the Democrats, frivolous lawsuits, and the trial lawyer lobby — just remember that good old J&J is using its own corporate legal department, supplemented by outside counsel that will be funded in part by government tax breaks and corporate welfare, to sue The Red Cross.
The Red f-ing Cross!!
Next up:
Coke sues local pizza chain when I ask for a “Coke” and they truly serve me Pepsi. Turns out that already happened. I don’t know my Coke history.
Kleenex sues my grandmother when I ask for a Kleenex and she really gives me an off-brand tissue.
You can contact J&J here if you want to express your point of view.
Are you the kind of person who believes that your employer has a big, secret way of paying its executive leadership team and another way for paying the peons? Do you fear that your compensation is directly related to the fact that your boss doesn’t like you? Are you convinced that your annual review process is biased and built around phony statistics to show a false differentiation in performance among colleagues?
Well, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
In then upcoming weeks, I’ll lift the veil and share my Human Resources secrets with you. For example, we’ll discuss –
why it’s really Corporate’s fault for just about everything.
why you shouldn’t even bother to appeal your crappy performance review.
how the only developmental opportunities are the ones that you make for yourself.
Are there corporate and HR secrets that you’re wondering about? You can email me at punkrockHR@gmail.com and I’ll be happy to answer your questions!
One of the nation’s top business schools wants to ensure that the art of boring businesspeople at meetings never dies.
The University of Chicago, which has the fifth-ranked M.B.A. program in the country, is requiring prospective students to submit a PowerPoint-style presentation with their applications starting this fall.
As if business school isn’t enough of a waste of time!