The Hump Day Humor-Gram, February 14, 2007     Issue Number 205

1. Love is in the Air 
2. Mike’s Fun at Work Tip 
3. Deep Thought of the Week
4. It’s a Wacky, Wacky World 
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1. Love is in the Air 

Ah yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, which means many men are in trouble 
today. But it’s also a good day to commit to having more fun at 
work, keeping in mind that we can’t always do what we love, but 
with a little creativity and a good sense of humor, maybe we can 
learn to love what we do, at least a little more. And speaking 
of the big “L”, here’s an inspiring love story: John Mackey, the 
CEO of the highly-touted business Whole Foods Markets, recently 
let his employees know that since he has made more than enough 
money to secure his family’s future, he is now only going to work 
for the joy of work itself and therefore reduce his salary to one 
dollar per year. Moreover, he is donating all his future stock 
option earnings to the company’s charities. And in the letter 
he sent to employees informing them of this decision, he signed 
off: “With much love, John Mackey.” Now I don’t want to get all 
mushy on you here, but more and more hard-nosed business 
folks are beginning to realize that maybe what successful 
workplaces need is a little more love, a lot less “sea gulling” 
(crapping all over each other). So happy Valentine’s Day folks. 
Figure out a way to love what you do and you’ll never have to 
work another day in your life. 
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip 

Bring in a masseuse (or better still a team of them!)to offer 
everyone a five-minute quickie shoulder massage as a fun way of 
saying thanks during a stressful time. Several workplaces have 
done this to rave reviews. You could also offer this perk 
to your customers once every few months. And if the budget won’t 
allow for a team of masseuses, then offer a monthly random prize 
for a gift certificate for one lucky working stiff (pun not only 
intended, but worked on for several hours) to go visit a 
registered massage therapist. (If massages aren’t your thing you 
could always bring in a balloon-animal guy, but trust me, massage 
therapists are way more popular.)
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3. Deep Thought of the Week

When you’re drowning in paperwork, just remember that everything
can be filed under “miscellaneous.” 
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky World  

An Ottawa bureaucrat set up a website asking for $1 million 
so that he could flee his boring job and do something more 
“worthwhile.”  If only it were that easy . . . 
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2007  mailto:mike@mikekerr.com     
Reach Michael at 1-866-609-2640, http://www.MikeKerr.com.