On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, C. E. White
Here's a clue: For most of the people on the line, it's just a job. Just a paycheque. Not their source of idenbreasty and fountain of self-esteem...just a job. People who would buy a Ford out of your brainwashed little notion of "Ford employee pride" when they would rather have a different make, for whatever reason, are not using the brain they were born with. Company executives who enact petty measures such as the one that started this thread are likewise not thinking things through.
Dear Mr. Ford a modest proposalDear Mr. Ford: I see you're having tough times lately. It sounds as if you realise this is mostly because people don't want to buy the cars you've got on offer...
Here's another clue: Making "company traitors" who dare to purchase a non-Ford park in a more distant lot will not increase their pride, and if they don't care enough to do a better-than-required job without punitive parking restrictions, they *certainly* won't care enough to do a better-than-required job with such restrictions in place.
"Gracious goodness me! I decided that even with the substantial employee discount, the Chevrolet was a better deal than the Ford, but whoah, now that I have to park in "B" lot instead of "A" lot, gosh, that's got me thinking. Y'know, I haven't taken enough pride in being a Ford worker. Darn it all, that's going to change! I'm going to be the best Ford worker I can be...and I owe it all to the parking restrictions!"
Yeah, right.
It reflects nothing more than the truth, which some people find ugly and inconvenient.
"Everything's cool! Nothing to see here! Parking lot full of Fords! We buy 'em so you should buy 'em! It's OK! No crisis! Ha ha! No red ink! Keep on driving! La la la!"
Yeah, right.
