You told us
and we listened.
You told us
and we listened.
You told us
and we listened,
so why must you insist
on being so indignant?
We paid the people who we got
to make the survey a lot,
and were assured it would give us
the answers we want
and you filled it all out for us,
ticked the boxes that we gave you
(none of which related
to the pittance that we pay you);
you rated certain statements
on a scale of one to five
(you were not asked how you rated
I am thinking of ending my life):
you have been consulted.
We asked what you preferred
among the options that we gave you
and not all of you demurred:
the comfy and compliant and the hungry to advance,
we knew, would always give the answers we were keen to splash
on PowerPoints and glossy booklets given out each quarter
whose purpose
is to inform you
that you told us
and we listened,
so now you better shut it
and make do with what you’re given.
Hello! Isn't corporate-speak annoying? Especially when it comes in that faux-matey tone pioneered by Brewdog and Innocent Drinks where you try to pretend you're friends with the person buying your product instead of just blatantly asking them for money! Anyway this italicised bit of my posts is where I blatantly ask you for money. If you can pay me regularly, my Patrons get access to exclusive writing I don't post anywhere else online, including my regular AEW Dynamite and Rampage reviews! But I know (because I listen, you see) that making a regular commitment in these times of energy bills you need a wheelbarrow to pay is asking a lot so, if you'd prefer, I also have a ko-fi page where you can leave a tip if you particularly like something I've written. Like the poem above, for example! And if you can't afford to do either of these things and just enjoy reading my poems and posts that's cool too! I am just trying to be more professional at this monetising thing even though I hate it. Can you tell?
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