June 17, 2009
It has been brought to Guru's attention that the CIPD's membership magazine People Management has launched an audio edition.
HR professionals can now, if they so desire, have the content of the magazine read to them once a fortnight. Why anyone would want to, Guru is not entirely sure. The magazine is boring enough to read without being lulled into a comatose state by the monotonous and lifeless voice they have used.
And here's the killer - it goes on for about four hours! That's time you will never get back...
Guru still can't work out whether it's an automated voice, because if disciples listen ever so closely there is a hint of a West Country accent in there. If not, then they have paid someone to record the entire content - perhaps it's a punishment handed down to some poor unfortunate soul.
The voice reminded Guru during brief spells of wakefulness of Steve Coogan's pool supervisor character Keith Mandement. In 1976 no-one died...
HR professionals can now, if they so desire, have the content of the magazine read to them once a fortnight. Why anyone would want to, Guru is not entirely sure. The magazine is boring enough to read without being lulled into a comatose state by the monotonous and lifeless voice they have used.
And here's the killer - it goes on for about four hours! That's time you will never get back...
Guru still can't work out whether it's an automated voice, because if disciples listen ever so closely there is a hint of a West Country accent in there. If not, then they have paid someone to record the entire content - perhaps it's a punishment handed down to some poor unfortunate soul.
The voice reminded Guru during brief spells of wakefulness of Steve Coogan's pool supervisor character Keith Mandement. In 1976 no-one died...
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