Radio Question of the Day:Businesses will lose about $17 Billion in productivity because their employees are doing this. What is it?
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Well it’s here: The Christmas Shopping Season. I love Christmas decorations and Christmas music. Hate the shopping part. Shopping could be fun, if it weren’t for the other people.
Those shoppers. Getting in my way, buying the last of something I wanted, sneezing, touching stuff, etc. They’re gross and they’re everywhere. But you have to get out and shop before all the good stuff is taken...so the ads tell me. The appeal of an item seems to be inversely proportional to its attainability.
But we all know that the hard work of shopping today pays off in the end. Laziness pays off
now.
Before you go XMAS gathering, you should have a budget for Christmas spending of course. A budget is a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward. Everyone should have one.
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Answer to the Radio Question of the Day:Online Christmas shopping.
Those slacker employees.
But wait! This Billion dollar question assumes that if the employees weren’t shopping online, that they would actually be working and producing something worthwhile. I’m doubtful. But I guess a little inaccuracy can save a lot of explanation. A single fact can spoil a good argument.