What you need to know about The Voice and The Federal Budget
Keith 'Bourbon' Urban gets to sit in one of the coolest chairs of all time |
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been pretty unwell for
most of the past week, so I decided (mostly due to a lack of brain activity) to
do this week’s post a little differently.
It’s going to have two mini topics! Yes, I'm sure you can barely contain your excitement.
So, here we go:
1: The hidden budget items you may have missed
Yes, everyone else is focusing on loss carrybacks, the
deferral of foreign aid payments or cash handouts to families with
schoolkids. I, on the other hand, found
a few little nuggets in the budget papers that make for some interesting
reading.
For example, did you know the Federal Government dedicated
$30,000 to build a statue of Slim Dusty in Tamworth? I’m not even kidding. $30k!
Wow.
Also, the Bureau of Meteorology has scored $300,000 to trial
advertising on their website. Apparently
you need money to convince people to pay you to advertise. I suppose that vaguely makes sense but being
paid to trial advertising? Really?
And finally, $2.5 million to put lights up at Manuka Oval in
Canberra1. A ground that seats around
6,000 people. Really?? We need the Federal Government to do this? It seems a little lame to me since Manuka
Oval lost half its charm when they got rid of the grassed areas.
2: Why I need a chair from The Voice at my desk
I’ll admit it, The Voice has got me totally sucked in2. But the chairs the judges sit on are one of
the greatest inventions ever.
Not only do they look super-comfortable, but the ability to
rotate the chair by pushing a big red button which lights up the entire seat is
an outstanding idea.
The possibilities are endless, but the ones for the
workplace in particular are excellent.
For example, you could be facing your screen each day and
you could implement a policy that you’d only turn around if you felt ‘the need’.
Then, when someone comes up and asks if you
want a coffee… *bam!* you hit the button and the chair turns around. “Yes I want a coffee!!”
Furthermore, the ‘timeout’ function is a possible lifesaver.
Let’s say your boss asks if you’ve completed a particular task. You could sit back, scratch your chin and say
‘You know, it’s a tough question, and I’m going to have to think about it”
*bam!* the chair turns and you’ve bought yourself a few minutes to talk the
situation over with Megan Washington or Darren Hayes.
A few of my mates on Twitter are keen for the chairs too. If you want in, let me know.
Notes
1. How funny is the heading of the webpage in Kate Lundy's press release. She forgot the '2' in 2.5 million. Maybe it was omitted 'accidentally on purpose'...
2. I'm cheering for Ben and Emma-Louise. There, I said it.
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