[ Thanks to Baiju Thakkar for this
link. ]
“The conversation was short, and unsuccessful.
“‘It’s really a simple request; each of the employees needs an
additional paid half week each year,’ I pointed out.“‘For what?,’ my boss asked. ‘Vacation? Community service? An
office retreat?’“I shuffled uncomfortably. ‘Well, no. Filtering spam out of
their email.’“It sounds ridiculous, right? It isn’t. Handling spam is a major
expense for corporations, even if it doesn’t show up as a line item
in the budget…”