FREE: Kool-Aid

Do you remember when you were little, and your parents would try to convince you something wasn't as bad as it was, by distracting you with some small shiny object?

I'll give you an example. You and your little brother, have to go spend a week at your great aunt's house, while your parents vacation in a Tropical Paradise. And your mom says something like, "It won't be that bad! Sure, Aunt Millie is 97, has no television, and lives in a retirement village, but she lives right next door to a huge Water Park!" Then you arrive at Aunt Millie's house. Millie never takes you to the Water Park and the day you convince her to let you go, the park is closed for renovations. Meanwhile, Mom is under the belief you are having the time of your life in the wave pool. You're little brother, on the other hand, is thrilled with getting Aunt Millie to play checkers with him all day long.

So, that's sort-of like working at ePrize.

Most of the employees at ePrize are like the 'little brother' in the story above. They are proud to work long, hard hours. For those people, things like lunchbox, and all the pop and coffee you can drink is AWESOME. They are the employees 'drinking the ePrize Kool-Aid'. They have bought in to the fact that it's 'cool' to go above and beyond...always.

Don't get me wrong, I work hard. The Kool-Aid is good, and it's easy to keep drinking it. I guess that's why I think the Kool-Aid junkies are foolish. You shouldn't be expect to go above and beyond EVERY TIME. It's not a badge of honor to stay up all night and work from 9am to 5 in the morning, and then return to work the next day at 9am, again. In my humble opinion, it's ridiculous.

Ok...I have to close out this post. There will be more of this rant later on.