Fire Me Up
I rarely talk about work here, and I'm not about to change and make a habit of it, but I just wanted to share this...
Some years ago, a company I worked for had the marvellous idea of buying motivational posters. You know the sort... Like Teamwork, Achievement, Imagination... you get the picture
Anyways, that's just what we needed; Working our butts off already (without any motivational aids) angling for a long-overdue and well-deserved payrise, some new IT kit or even just some recognition for our efforts, then seeing money squandered on these clichéd Motivational Posters in very expensive frames! Not to mention getting the ever-practical IT staff to drop important projects in order to drill holes in walls and hang the damn unwanted things (which I now know for a fact aren't up there anymore)
So yeah, I just wanted to remind everybody of these great things...
...with the very best demotivational posters at www.despair.com and a few other gems dotted around the place... such as teamwork, yes more teamwork and these funky Alternative Motivational Posters.
So, did any of guys and girls get where you are today by the miracle of motivational/ demotivational posters? Any (un) success stories you wanna share?
Some years ago, a company I worked for had the marvellous idea of buying motivational posters. You know the sort... Like Teamwork, Achievement, Imagination... you get the picture
Anyways, that's just what we needed; Working our butts off already (without any motivational aids) angling for a long-overdue and well-deserved payrise, some new IT kit or even just some recognition for our efforts, then seeing money squandered on these clichéd Motivational Posters in very expensive frames! Not to mention getting the ever-practical IT staff to drop important projects in order to drill holes in walls and hang the damn unwanted things (which I now know for a fact aren't up there anymore)
So yeah, I just wanted to remind everybody of these great things...
...with the very best demotivational posters at www.despair.com and a few other gems dotted around the place... such as teamwork, yes more teamwork and these funky Alternative Motivational Posters.
So, did any of guys and girls get where you are today by the miracle of motivational/ demotivational posters? Any (un) success stories you wanna share?
Blue Skies thinking @ 11/08/2005 05:11:00 PM
22 Comments:
At Tue Nov 08, 10:29:00 PM,
Brom said…
Firstly Lever, sommat in the main frame is a bit too big methinks cos your lovverly sidebar has taken a dive off the edge.
The only posters that ever motivated me were that "Athena" one of the girl tennis player showing her bum and a HUGE one I had of Kate Bush's face with enormous hair.
At Wed Nov 09, 01:38:00 AM,
Lever said…
Brom-man: Ah cheers Brom :) Thanks for the heads-up... I sussed it, it was the truck pic from 6 posts ago, it was 10px too wide (either that or the padding was 10px OTT) and that was nearly a whole month ago... and I didn't notice, being a standards-compliant FireFox user (damn that MS Internet Explorer)
Oooh, that tennis girl showing her arse... here she is ;) And Kate Bush... hasn't she got a new album and single out?
At Wed Nov 09, 06:21:00 AM,
rebekah said…
yes, she does have a new single etc. out ... and no, i probably wont be buying it
those things make me itch. and not in a good way. i get all ... rashy when i think about motivational posters ... youre a strong dude, to be able to withstand that sterile uh cheeriness. bleh. it's the same thing with posters of kittens playing and monkeys and such - both things i like, just not in that setting. or on calendars. i cant stomach them on calendars either ...
At Wed Nov 09, 09:36:00 AM,
Lever said…
Rebekah: LMAO I was just asking, OK *hands on hips stance* ;)
Do you get that brain itch thing? I do sometimes. Also that feeling through my shins when someone else is in pain, as if I need it with more bloody shins this week...
But yeah, those "nice" pictures can be a bit too much to stomach sometimes...
...and as for those 10-a-penny sales monkies who have pics of a Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Merc, Lexus, [insert name of other wanker-mobile here] on their desk, PC desktop or on their wall... yeah, yeah get back in your Ford Escort and go dream som more ya slimebags... LOL
Damn - distaste so early in the morning, I need a side order of toast with that... :)
At Wed Nov 09, 04:41:00 PM,
BeckyBumbleFuck said…
Speaking of....I was just going to have a motivational poster made. It will have a picture of England, an airplane, 2 kitties, and a chocolate-covered pointer...to where I want to go...
At Wed Nov 09, 05:04:00 PM,
Lever said…
My BBFK: Hey, that sounds just like... LMFAO you are one bad Bumblefuck, have you been taking a peeper into my private life, girl, knowing that I'm in England, have two cute cats and would gladly sacrifice my own cocoa products to keep you from starving? You seem to know an awful lot about me... ;)
At Wed Nov 09, 07:04:00 PM,
rebekah said…
yeah well -
uh
did someone mention "cocoa products?"
because youve got my full attention now
At Wed Nov 09, 09:26:00 PM,
Keeefer said…
The joys of despair.com
Im a big big fan, having spent 10 yrs in sales ive been subjected to more motivational crap than mr motivators toilet. My favourite despair is 'Great managers are like eagles. You dont get many round here'
At Wed Nov 09, 11:11:00 PM,
Lever said…
Rebekah: Yeah, I mentioned cocoa products... actually they need to be boxed and shipped not just mentioned... leave that with me will ya? ;)
Keeefer: Ah Keeefer dude, you breathe :)
Yeah, great innit? And all that motivational crap wasn't enough to keep you in the industry?
Another good one is "CONSULTING - If you're not a part of the solution, there's good money to be made out of prolonging the problem." Which is why lawyers and judges exist too, I suppose...
At Thu Nov 10, 07:14:00 AM,
Keeefer said…
Im sooooooo glad to be out of sales you wouldnt believe it!
Had my first interview today, and should have a second on monday with a possible start date on tuesday!
At Thu Nov 10, 03:06:00 PM,
Lever said…
Keeefer: Good on ya, Keeefer, sales is such a bullshit industry but I bet you got some stories to tell. LOL
Best o' luck with the 2nd interview :)
At Thu Nov 10, 08:55:00 PM,
Kat E said…
Over here, I am still slapping my own wrist (naughty! naughty!!) for my interpretation of BBFKs mention of a "chocolate-covered pointer".
At Fri Nov 11, 06:39:00 AM,
RahX said…
I love those posters, I mean, the ones making fun of the real ones that is!
(tennis girl caption)
When life throws balls at you, scratch your ass
YAY
At Fri Nov 11, 10:39:00 AM,
Lever said…
Kat E: Ah these cocoa-addicted teachers with their educational aids, I suppose it's some feeling of power with the old pointy stick thing - go here, do that, then we're going here. She's good with Geography now as well as Bio - clever cookie.
Don't slap yourself too hard or too frequently, people passing your office may wonder what you're up to, looking at your PC screen... LOL
RahX: They're just awesome aren't they? They're one of those "I wish I'd thought of that" things... :)
Ah, Tennis girl, yeah... cute LOL
At Fri Nov 11, 03:48:00 PM,
ergo said…
I really like the "wishes" poster on despair.com. I've always found those posters kind of confusing (the real ones). To me there'd be more motivation from a giant poster of a crazed man with an axe (I'd be motivated to run out of the room) or a picture of my mother with a disappointed look on her face.
At Fri Nov 11, 04:26:00 PM,
Lever said…
Ergo: LMAO "Death by meteor" LOL nice
Ha, good point. And nice ideas for posters, you should market them :)
I think I'd be motivated by a poster of BBFK puckering up for a kiss with the caption "Be a good boy and do all your work and you'll get one of these..." LOL
At Fri Nov 11, 05:01:00 PM,
BeckyBumbleFuck said…
AND that motivational poster would be oh-so-true, my dear....so be good! ;)
At Fri Nov 11, 06:02:00 PM,
Lever said…
My BBFK: OK, I've been good, I've done all my work and done it well... do I get a big fat juicy kiss now?
At Fri Nov 11, 07:06:00 PM,
Jay said…
It is astonishing that companies will pay millions of dollars to design these motivational campaigns, when that money could have gone straight to the workers' pockets and been far more effective.
Also, I eschew any poster that has a kitten on it. Kittens are NOT inspiring.
At Fri Nov 11, 09:16:00 PM,
Lever said…
Jay: Good call! Same goes for those motivational workshops where some overpaid twat gets plenty dollar for just yakking on about being positive... well if the workers got what he/she was on an hour then they wouldn't need the damn course in the first place...
Ok, as a guy I'll admit kittens *are* cute but on posters, calenders etc... 'scuse me whilst I vomit...
At Mon Nov 14, 06:00:00 PM,
Chrysanthemum said…
I'm a huge fan of the despair.com catalog of demotivational tools. My favorite:
Meetings: None of us is as dumb as all of us
A supervisor at my last job had a good one hanging in his office:
Get to work: You aren't being paid to believe in the power of your dreams.
They're pure genius!
At Tue Nov 15, 09:58:00 AM,
Lever said…
Chrysanthemum: Hey you, welcome aboard :)
LOL, two good demotivators there AND one of them live in an office - love it. Hmmm maybe there should be themed demotivators...? *rubs chin and thinks*
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