A woman from Edmonton, Canada won a massive $22.6 million on the Lotto Max lottery draw this week. But instead of thanking her lucky stars, the young woman complained that she just wants to get back to her real life – which comprises of selling hair products in a store… Now, I’m not bashing store workers here, and I can understand the woman’s fears to a degree, but there are so many things that are now open to her that even if she wants to replicate her real life, she can do so! Imagine – having $22.6 million lying around in your bank account, with you not really wanting it there? I can think of millions of people who would be happy with a fraction of that (uh hum… me…).
And to link employment and cynicism, here are a few quotes taken from actual performance evaluations at various places of work:
“Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.”
“His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity.”
“I would not allow this employee to breed.”
“This associate is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won’t be.”
“Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.”
“When she opens her mouth, it seems that this is only to change whichever foot was previously in there.”
“He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle.”
“This young lady has delusions of adequacy.”
“He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.”
“This employee should go far — and the sooner he starts, the better.”
“This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.”
