The crisis? Let me tell you how I feel about the crisis!
Like just about anyone else, my favorite café here in Copenhagen is tired of hearing about the financial crisis.
And this is how they’ve reacted:
That shows guts, initiative, playfulness and a commitment to fun. I love it!
It doesn’t stop at the posters and postcards (which I apparently inspired), the owner does many things to make this a happy workplace. Here’s one: As an employee on your birthday, you can either get a gift from the café or you can throw a party and the café will pay for it – provided you invite all your co-workers.
Which is just one more reason why I love this place. That and the pancakes :o) In fact, I’m writing this at The Laundromat Café and I also wrote large parts of my first book here.
DC Jobs Said,
March 3, 2010 @ 12:01 pm
I think fear fuels economic turndowns, slowdowns, and meltdowns. Of course I don’t think that if we all just start thinking happy thoughts, that all our troubles will suddenly go away, but I definitely think it would help!
Good to see examples businesses helping us laugh at the boogeyman and thereby shrinking him, just a little bit.
Noel R Said,
March 3, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
I agree with DC Jobs! The current financial crisis is what it is, and while it is very serious, at some point being able to step back and laugh about it a little makes it easier to forge ahead and do what needs to be done to make it through. Constant doom and gloom only breeds more doom and gloom . . .