Lonesome Cowboy Limey |
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I wonder whether I'm old, different, or both.
Global MegaCorporation is now full-swing into "badges". Complete training? Get a badge. Fill out a survey? Get a badge. Attend a conference? Get a badge. And the badges are listed on the Employee page if anyone searches for you.
And somehow my fellow employees take it very, very seriously. If they complete training and their badge doesn't show up, they raise a very public stink to let the powers-that-be know that they need that badge that they "earned".
And my whole thought process is:
(1) The badges are not involved in raises, promotions, nor performance reviews. They're exactly equivalent to giving little kids stickers for doing their homework or brushing their teeth.
(2) The badges are not visible externally, so they're meaningless if you're trying to find a job elsewhere.So I fundamentally don't give a carp about badges. And apparently that makes me the odd employee out.
But seriously? I'd rather have a dollar than a badge.
Dollar Badge,
Dollar Badge,His badge it is a dollar,
So says every outlaw that he collars,
Evil-doers, he never fails to catch!
Dollar Badge,
Dollar Badge,
He's unbeatable, he surely is the best,
The most rootin', tootin' lawman in the West (toot toot)
Dollar Badge,
Doooolllar Baaadge!!!!