Companies doing the right thing
As I read through my mass of email from this morning, I happened upon one of my daily news bites that had the title “Office Depot gives away copies”. Being the deal hunter that I am, I figured I would check this out and see what the fuss was all about, and why this made headlines. I was taken back by the news that Office Depot is actually giving away resume copies (up to 25 copies) until the end of May. This was incredible to me. Just another amazing step taken by companies to actually make a difference in the rough times we are having.
Most of us have seen the new car commercials that promise “lose your job, we’ll make your payments”. Saturn, Chrysler and a few others have made these claims to keep making payments for a few months. Another step forward in the right direction. Now, I honestly haven’t read the fine print, and I would say that if you are in for losing your job, buying a new car might not be the best investment unless you have no other choice.
The point here is not if these companies are doing this for the right reasons or not, the marketing tactic is genius, and fixates on helping people which is what we need today. I am hoping that companies follow this example and we see more of this activity in the near future.
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