News for no one?
An employee is bamboozled by his employer
My employer has installed a large television by the door of our open plan office. It shows the BBC news channel all day, every day, although the sound is turned down so that we are not disturbed. The TV can only be seen when standing by the door. We don’t receive any visitors who need entertained whist waiting for something to happen. This telly is on all day with no one watching it; I just don’t understand why. Can you explain?
July 17th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Marketing dear chap.
The monitor that is there will give the client who walks in the impression they are entering a dynamic, hip and upto date company. OK so a client only turns up every few months but that probably suggests your company only has a few big (and therefore important clients).
Tax dodging dear chap.
Also remember the way VAT and other taxes work. If at the end of the year the company has made a small profit, it is better to spend that money than to pay corporation tax and also (if this is consultancy style work) will increase the size of the companys VAT write down.
Or maybe it was on special offer in Tesco
July 17th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
You are right! The big telly is on offer in Tesco!