The federal government is actually seeking to hire individuals to bring “humor” to the Treasury Department, apparently to stress the importance of “humor in the workplace”.When did The Onion and reality switch places?
The Contractor shall conduct two, 3-hour, Humor in the Workplace programs that will discuss the power of humor in the workplace, the close relationship between humor and stress, and why humor is one of the most important ways that we communicate in business and office life. Participants shall experience demonstrations of cartoons being created on the spot. The contractor shall have the ability to create cartoons on the spot about BPD jobs. The presenter shall refrain from using any foul language during the presentation. This is a business environment and we need the presenter to address a business audience.
You want humor in the workplace? Send around the Obama Administration’s latest spin as to why the $787 billion stimulus package isn’t stimulating the economy. That’ll have ‘em rolling on the floor in fits of laughter.
As for “foul language”, the American taxpayers funding this crap may be able to share some examples of words that the federal humorists would be banned from using.
Matt Drudge has this placed at the top of his site for now, apparently out of the sheer shock that the federal government would have the cajones to seek such an expense while millions and millions of Americans are trying to figure out how to feed their families. Nothing the feds do shocks me anymore.
by Stephan Tawney on July 16, 2009