They took his body away, I’m sure. I don’t know where they took it to or what they did but he’s back. When I say ‘he’ I mean someone who looks like him, not Robin Matthews the guy I used to know.
It always happens the same way. The victim gets a phone call or an email telling them to attend a training course. They’re gone for a few days and when they come back they’re not the same. It’s like they have been reprogrammed. Lazy people return obsessed with productivity. Intelligent people come back stupid. Foolish people use complicated words. Selfish people talk about how they want to contribute to the team. A dozen people have been through this program. Soon it will be my turn.
There’s an email in my inbox. It says I’ve been asked to enroll on the Vision training program starting Monday next week.
I return to work on Thursday morning. The guy who works down the corridor gives me a strange look. I ignore him. We used to have a joke on our breaks but now everything he says is pathetic. I don’t want to associate with him.
I sit at my desk and glance through my journal. I can’t believe I’ve written such nonsense.
I draw a line and write:
Plans for facilitating workplace improvements.
1. Cut out unnecessary breaks.
2. Avoid talking to losers.
3. Take job seriously.
~ Small Stories. Feedbooks
True transformation – the best outcome of any training!
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