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March 27, 2008 11:00

Stupid office trick: carpet skating

Posted by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen | Comments (7) | Permalink | Trackbacks (0) | Email This

Love to hear what you HR pros and workplace attorneys have to say about this kooky product. The Hula Chair is one thing; it's silly and totally impractical. But Carpet Skates from Funslides could break your behind. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing one of these goons laid up for a while. (Would you believe a PR person for the product sent me this link? She writes, "There are some obvious safety issues surrounding the use of Carpet Skates, but I wanted to give you a heads up about fun, unique way that employees are breaking up the workplace monotony." Seriously.)

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Reader Comments (7)

Gerry

Don't those doofuses realize that the ramps should be carpeted?

Thrill-seeking twentysomethings trying to relive their skate punk pasts. More sad than anything, and highly annoying to coworkers, I'm sure.

Posted by Gerry | March 27, 2008 11:18 AM

Lulu Lulu:

What's more amazing than the man-boys participating is that this HR woman sent the link, thinking it was a good idea. Is there ANYTHING an HR person won't condone in the name of boosting morale??

Hi all you HR people out there! Love ya! Hire me!

Posted by Lulu Lulu | March 27, 2008 1:40 PM

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

lulu, it was pr, actually, not hr. they work at cross purposes, methinks.

Posted by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen | March 27, 2008 1:50 PM

Lulu Lulu:

Oops, sorry. That's what you get when you read an article in between closing the window as your boss walks past.

Posted by Lulu Lulu | March 27, 2008 3:00 PM

hrwench

Nah, HR and PR are buds. Of course maybe I'm not the typical HR person.

My official HR opinion of carpet skating is:

If it creates more paperwork for me I don't like it. Otherwise, carry on. I have some online shopping to do, so keep it down out there.

Posted by hrwench | March 27, 2008 4:41 PM

Jacob Johansen

This looks like the ebay office. Sounds like a fun place to work!

It's good to see employers use social media to invite potential prospects into their world...definitely a team I wanna roll with!

Posted by Jacob Johansen | April 5, 2008 11:34 PM

Alex:

All I know is at the end of the day those workers can’t wait to get back into the office. I know what I am doing at the office if I can’t make it to the gym. A little bit of carpet-cardio.

Posted by Alex | April 16, 2008 10:54 AM

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