Welcome to the ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg » Mark Toth http://manpowerblogs.com/toth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Today Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2011/09/19/today-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/ http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2011/09/19/today-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:55:00 +0000 Mark Toth http://manpowerblogs.com/2007/09/19/today-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/ A heads-up to employers everywhere . . .

As we disclosed previously here on the Blawg, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. (No, we’re not making this up. Click here for everything you could ever possibly want to know about this auspicious occasion.)

Accordingly, our advice would be to avoid taking any adverse employment action against anyone who engages in pirate-ishness today. However, action may be taken to address any of the following:

  1. Pillaging
  2. Ingestion of rum or any other illicit pirate beverage
  3. Excessively bad imitation of Johnny Depp or Keith Richards
  4. Forcing any co-worker to “walk the plank” without prior written consent
  5. Unauthorized sword fighting in any work area and/or on work time
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Why not extend the Labor Day love at least 24 hours this year by planning something nice for your employees when everyone returns to work next Tuesday? Bring in Krispy Kremes for everyone to share. Treat everybody to lunch in the company cafeteria or maybe even Taco Bell. Dust and vacuum their cubicles. Sing ‘em a song. Buy ‘em a car.

Study after study shows that workers who feel valued by their employers are happier, better team players, more productive and — as an added bonus that makes the employment lawyer in me smile — waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less likely to sue.

As the employer of more than three million employees worldwide, we at ManpowerGroup are always looking for creative ways to make employees feel loved. We’d love to hear how you do it. Please leave a comment below or shoot me an email at blawg@manpowergroup.com with your most creative and inspirational employee recognition ideas.  The very best one will win a fabulous prize.

Enjoy the weekend!

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CONTEST: Just to make sure you’re paying attention, I included one made-up item. The rest are very real. The first person to post a comment identifying the bogus celebration will win a valuable prize.

Month-long Celebrations

  • National Accordion Awareness Month
  • International Turkey Lovers Month
  • Highway Lane Change Courtesy Month
  • National Bathroom Reading Month
  • Okra Month

Daily Observances

  • Say Something Nice Day (1)
  • National Go Barefoot Day (1)
  • Heimlich Maneuver Day (1)
  • Leave the Office Early Day (2)
  • Yell “Fudge” at Cobras in North America Day (2)
  • Donut Days (3-4)
  • Do-Dah Day (4)
  • Festival of Popular Delusions Day (5)
  • Daniel Boone Day (7)
  • Upsy Daisy Day (8)
  • Donald Duck Day (9)
  • The Wicket World of Croquet Day (11)
  • Corn on the Cob Day (11)
  • Recess at Work Day (16)
  • Fudge Day (16)
  • National Flip Flop Day (17)
  • Root Beer Day (17)
  • World Juggling Day (18)
  • World Sauntering Day (19)
  • World Juggling Day (19)
  • Go Skateboarding Day (21)
  • Stupid Guy Thing Day (22)
  • Let it Go Day (23)
  • Take Your Dog to Work Day (24)
  • Decide to Be Married Day (27)
  • Sing Happy Birthday to the Happy Birthday Song Day (27)
  • Please Take My Children to Work Day (27)
  • National Dress Like KISS in the Workplace Day (30)

What this means for employers. If your employees suddenly start leaving early, yelling “fudge” at dangerous reptiles, wielding croquet mallets, wearing coonskin caps, juggling staplers, guzzling root beer, sauntering jauntily, setting up half-pipes in the cafeteria, giving each other the Heimlich maneuver, doing stupid guy things and/or bringing accordions, turkeys and other people’s children to work, now you know why.

Enjoy the month!

(Source: brownielocks.com, library.thinkquest.org)

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