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 Because complaining about stuff shouldn't be limited to the elderly |
| business cards and the people who need them |
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 |
I dunno why, but I always used to measure someone’s success based on whether or not they have business cards. I guess it’s because when your employer buys you business cards, it means he plans on keeping your around for a while. Like any teen, I worked a lot of crappy jobs until I got started in my career. And in all of those jobs, it was pretty clear to me that I was completely disposable. The only thing my bosses ever valued in me was that I showed up (no, it’s not a reflection of my work efficiency). Business cards=success. Silly, but somewhat justifiable.
But I got to thinking today; do all successful people have business cards? The purpose of a business card is so a) the person you give it to remembers you and b) they have a way of contact you. But is that really necessary for everybody. Suppose Bill Gates gets out of a meeting with Steve Jobs, do you think they exchange business cards? Do you think they even own business cards?
This litmus test can be applied to a lot of people. After Tom Cruise auditions for a role, do you think he leaves Steven Spielberg a business card? Me neither. What about an entrepreneur with degrees from Harvard and Yale? I would think every businessman has a business card--especially one from Ivy League schools. Yet I just can’t see George W. Bush passing out business cards during a United Nations meeting.
And what would it say on the United States President’s business card? His name would be in the bottom right hand corner: George W. Bush. And it below it in smaller letters, his title: President, United States of America. What kinda logo do you suppose is on there? A US flag? The Presidential Seal? A picture of Saddam hanging from a tree?
Even though I’m joking, I sure the president of the United States does have business cards. It’s only natural. Yet it also seems so silly because we already know who you are.
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