Sorry to disappoint my fellow homos, some of which will no doubt be on board with this whole deal and probably even participating, and fabulous best wishes for them all. You go, boys and girls!
But this "calling in gay day" for tomorrow is just flat out embarrassing to me personally. Exactly how is this making any point supporting the gay marriage thing, the impetus for this entire nationwide game plan? Ah, that's right, it doesn't really at all.
It accomplishes nothing toward that end, of course, despite that being the original issue providing the instigators their Eureka! moment of deciding to rally together all workerbee Ls, Gs, Bs and Ts to validate just how reliant their companies are on them showing up in order to stay afloat... the "Day Without a Gay" scheduled for mañana I suppose is meant to make at least that much clear.
But a stupid approach and bad idea overall just the same. Mostly meaningless, though, are the extraneous bits of the planned queer day off too, aside from playing hooky a day out from the cubicle, the not going online, the no watching of television nor switching on the lights, and withdrawing from our bank accounts all of $80 to pocket for the day so the banks can't exploit our gay wads ... yeah, that'll make a difference. Why eighty a magic number I have no clue.
Not to mention that the gay issue thingy in lots of workplaces, still reason enough to be sent packing for a permanent vacation outside the office. Don't ask, certainly don't tell. Calling in absentia for tomorrow citing boy-boy or girl-girl affinity might could be enough for being granted time off forever with no more needing to call in at all.
Of course, to confirm the Rainbow Brigade's worthiness on this arbitrary sabbatical, in addition to making whatever weak attempt at denting an already crashed economy by skipping out work (blue on black, tears on a river, but gosh darn it you couldn't go down without us on board!) we are all expected to spend the time instead not at work nor sucking up electrons at home, but rather with our duly withdrawn 80 bucks in pocket (?) making some sort of difference volunteering around town.
Nothing wrong with that in theory, I suppose, voluntarism always a good thing. But seriously, if it is in anyone's constitution helping out in their own community or offering up magnanimous good will they are probably already involved somehow, and most likely planning to use this day off as an excuse to just sleep in. The majority of others not so charitably inclined at any other time, well, snoozing too.
Bottom line is that this is a stupid ass idea from the get go, proves no point nor achieves any objective to speak of as far as I can tell, and certainly a worthless demonstration against or for whatever gay cause I have no idea about.
The most that perhaps might be expected is possibly a next day Thursday of well-rested and less bitchy than usual ten percent workforce. That might be worth it after all, I suppose, the only upside I can consider for this otherwise inconsequential display.
You just crack me up sometimes, Doug. I chuckled all the way through this one. Being in management, I'm afraid I don't understand this thing. Every one of my employmees is important to me. People are the backbone of what we do. Sure wish some other way would be chosen to make the point.
ReplyDeleteI was in management most of my career, I'd have just been pissed off. At least it was only one day. I had a manager who reported to me who called in monthly with cramps, not that maybe that not true, but really, I even offered to buy some Midol for her. Like clockwork every 28 days her calls, me having to pick up whatever deadline being her Director. Maybe that's why this kind of stuff annoys me.
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