HR’s strange side: Benefit cuts in Cuba include less toilet paper
August 20, 2009 by Jim GiulianoPosted in: Behavior, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Pay and benefits, policies
When times are tough for businesses, cutting benefits is one thing. Some benefits, however, should be untouchable.
Hit by hurricanes and general economic malaise, the government of Cuba has announced that businesses and consumers in general may have to make do, so to speak, with shortages of toilet paper.
Cuba has for years imported part of its toilet paper supplies. The problem is that last year’s hurricanes destroyed many of the island’s raw materials, including those used in the manufacture of toilet paper.
As a result, to meet, er, uh, demand, imports will have to rise at a time when Cuba can least afford to pay for them. All of which means that workers there are likely to find that workplace restrooms may be missing a key component from time to time.
On the bright side, newspaper sales are expected to rise.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
We would be glad to send them a few copies of the proposed health reform bills. That ought to tide them over for a while. Maybe someone in power there would actually read the bills while they do their business.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:12 am
They could “go green” and use pee rags (clothes to wipe the front end with then wash) or a bidet for the back end with a soft cloth to dry with…
August 31st, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I agree with Gene, we should send them all the copies of the propsed health reform bills.
August 31st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Diane, I haven’t had lunch yet. Please stop. lol
September 1st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Ew.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I’m not sure how “green” bidets really are – isn’t that wasting more water? lol
Interesting concept anyway . . . but you’d only get me to do that rag thing if the washing machine was in the bathroom.