This is not a piece about Robbie Williams. Phew. But why oh why oh why can there not be a radio on at work? Amidst the morass of paperwork and emails that many of us suffer, our search for positives can be difficult. I'm afraid I am largely disinterested in discovering the innermost workings of Microsoft Word, instead feeling that this list of bullet points SHOULD JUST BLOODY WELL LINE UP AS I WANT IT TO. No, I am unlikely to gain anything resembling a greater faith in my point of being on this earth while using a spreadsheet so protected that it should feature in a hidden treasure-based fairy tale: "young Geoffrey knew he could win the heart of fair maiden, and restore the wealth of the kingdom, if he could only unlock this f*ckin Purchase Order....".
Sorry. I know the counter arguments - it's distracting, it disturbs people, it's unprofessional. Well, tough titty. Music comes from deep in our collective human past and is almost certainly linked to our evolution from cave dwelling pseudo-thinkers to sophisticated spreadsheet manipulators. See Daniel Levitin's fascinating, This is Your Brain on Music (Atlantic Books, 2007) for more, but suffice to say that music is fundamental to our continuing existence and, I think, a massive force of buoyancy within a never changing environment.
So the campaign starts here. We demand our music! We must have the opportunity for emotional release in that most tedious of moments, 2.24pm, when it's too long after lunch to pretend you're still having it and too far away from declaring the day a write off. Harmony for everybody! Verse chorus verse for the Inbox Proletariat! What's that? That's fine so long as it's Heart FM? Oh, okay, nevermind then.
Sorry. I know the counter arguments - it's distracting, it disturbs people, it's unprofessional. Well, tough titty. Music comes from deep in our collective human past and is almost certainly linked to our evolution from cave dwelling pseudo-thinkers to sophisticated spreadsheet manipulators. See Daniel Levitin's fascinating, This is Your Brain on Music (Atlantic Books, 2007) for more, but suffice to say that music is fundamental to our continuing existence and, I think, a massive force of buoyancy within a never changing environment.
So the campaign starts here. We demand our music! We must have the opportunity for emotional release in that most tedious of moments, 2.24pm, when it's too long after lunch to pretend you're still having it and too far away from declaring the day a write off. Harmony for everybody! Verse chorus verse for the Inbox Proletariat! What's that? That's fine so long as it's Heart FM? Oh, okay, nevermind then.
Main reason firms don't like having the radio on is because they have to pay a licence for it to the PRS/MCPS alliance.
ReplyDeleteGood point, that man. Okay, adjusted slogan: "harmony for everbody once we've had a whip round to ensure that the proper authorities have been notified and all necessary licences have been obtained!". Not as catchy, alas....
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