2006-05-11
Band-Aid
Working for a non-profit, you get to learn all sorts of interesting details about the grant-dependant side of life. Like how to ration out the amount of copy paper you use, because you may not be able to order any for awhile. Or the lovely act of calling up a family that need subsidized services but aren't going to get it this year because, whoops, we didn't make our grant and our funding is going to be cut. Good times.
But The Powers That Be at work have come up with an ingenious plan on how to fix it all: change the company name. Of course! Don't bother searching for grantwriters to help us secure enough funds to keep afloat or worry that we've had to close down 27 of the 28 child care centers we once ran. Oh no, let's come up with a new name. Those in charge are really earning every penny of their six-figure salaries, yes indeed.
And if that weren't insulting enough, some of the suggested names are....horrifying. Like: Humboldt Kare Kompany (why the misspellings? Dear God, why??). Or: Empowerment! Inc. (Exclamation point included, because nothing screams 'credible business' like a big ol' honking exclamation point). Or, the personal favorite amongst my coworkers (and by 'personal favorite' I mean 'personal favorite to mock while standing around waiting for the coffee to finish brewing'): Sunshine and Love, Inc. No, seriously.
Sunshine. And. Love. Inc.
I swear to Jesus on a stick, I would rather be unemployed than have to be a Case Manager for Sushine and Love, Inc. Just thinking about it makes me die a little, deep inside.
corin82 at 11:17 p.m.