Friday, 9 May 2014

Killing Motivation #14: Motivation from the de-Motivator

We all get those pointless waste of electricity messages that can only be described with on phrase: "Ra-Ra-Zip-Boom-Bah". There is nothing to say. There is no substance. Just a vacuous message that attempts - but always fails - to motivate the plebes who have the sorry misfortune to work there. They tend to congratulate the slacker or the friend or the same cultural, sports, hobby group that the sender shares.

But there is one type of Ra-Ra-Zip-Boom-Bah message that transcends all forms of mental mind spinning.

Its the Ra-Ra-Zip-Boom-Bah message from a well known de-motivator.

You know who the de-motivators are. They are the ones who can suck the air out of a meeting room. The ones who tell you that "you can't swim" when you "walk on water". The one who tell your colleagues nothing when you are in the hospital. The ones that make you question their humanity.

So lets take stock of what we have:

Ra-Ra-Zip-Boom-Bah message.

Check.

De-motivation who crafts and sends Ra-Ra-Zip-Boom-Bah message.

Check.

Why are these two elements so important?

Because the receivers now know that if the de-motivator has to send a motivational Ra-Ra-Zip-Boom-Bah message then things must really be grim.

Beyond hope.

Pathetic.