Facebookers, Stop It. Stop It. No!

Here’s something I don’t do very often: a pet-peeve blog. Let’s do this.

You know what really grinds my gears? Those math polls on Facebook. You know the ones like

1+1+1+1*0+1 =

• 6
• 5
• 0
• 1
• …

Wage-slaves, Unite!

This is what we are becoming.  Why are we letting this happen? (click image for source)

I’m going to ask a favor of everyone that works for a large company.  Simply, I request that you remember you are a unique individual.

To elaborate, don’t let your employer strip you of your sense of self and thereby make it easier for them to do it to the rest of us.  These companies have become so afraid of offending the all-holy customer that they go too far and create norms against anything that a customer may view as personal expression.