@Anthony You might be right. I can also see repetitive injuries from lifting boxes of swag.

Thanks for the wonderful comment by the way I am a new-born blog-writer and appreciate the positive reinforcement very much. I’m not majoring in HR, but I find my behavior organizational class very interesting…which is why I linked your blog I like punk rock factor too.

-Ally

@hrWench The most thankless job in corporate america is the outsourced, demoralized, unmotivated cleaning staff. Next thankless job? The outsourced, demoralized, unmotivated mail room crew.

@Gina Oh, that’s an excellent use of thumbtacks. Might I also recommend a letter opener to fix the jam in the copier?

While we’re at it, employees should be banned from the workplace. They’re really annoying, and pose a major mental health hazard to the HR department.

@perrik Other things that should be banned from the workforce: stairs. How many injuries could be avoided if we didn’t ask people to climb up a flight of stairs (or walk down a flight of stairs) during office hours?

Or at the very least, I should be able to sue for physical and emotional distress for the pain, suffering, and permanent scarring resulting from a pencil-related injury. There were no signs in the office explicitly stating that you should never attempt to reach for a freshly-sharpened pencil without a full OSHA-approved hand guard of some sort in place.

Okay, so I did this at home, but still, I’m an American and I want someone else found to be legally responsible.

I still have the gray mark on my palm, bits of graphite left behind after I pulled out the pencil tip – it’s my Tattoo Of Shame. Oddly enough, I showed it to a co-worker who showed me his own permanent pencil mark from a similar mishap. Hmm… do I detect the delicate scent of a class action lawsuit?