June 16, 2008

Hard At Work As Usual


Look mom, I have a J.O.B.
Judith has assigned me to the new research and development arm of her empire. She feels I am best suited for a more creative position, after returning from trains, planes, and automobiles. She says it is a well deserved reward, and called it "putting in your time, and ^%$ kissing"!
So here I am on assignment researching better ways to work. This is an example of a control study we're preparing to do as part of our continual twelve hour work week study which is in its fourth year.
The hypothesis is by surrounding yourself with very expensive hand woven mohair blankets and listening to birds sing on sunny days in the shady garden you actually can accomplish more than someone stuck in traffic commuting to the city from suburbia talking on a cell phone and doing push emails.
My first test is to see how many repeat phone calls I get before people give up and just send payment without receiving goods or services in advance. I am taking this from a page in the "pay it forward" theory. You send us money and we will contact you during the twelve hours per week to find out what exactly you wanted from us. I like to think of this as a paradigm shift in B2C relationships.
I will of course publish my results later "when I find some time within the twelve hours" on the "change this" website, where all the cool kids go for smart answers!
So anyway, that is all the time I have for now, but stay tuned for the "tea study" results. "How tea at three o'clock after my nap and gourmet lunch changed my work habits forever" It is a real wing dinger.
FYI, Judith is also commissioning a new study this year if you're interested in being part of the focus group? It is called "running a champagne empire on a beer budget"!


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