Originally Posted By magic0214 So Dec. 1, 2012 she starts in Vegas, and This Sunday is her new single release date. Anyone love her as much as me?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo And me, schwing.....my wife likes her too though. schwing, schwing.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 brings back memores to a private recognition event I attended from my company in the mid 80s ( when we still did things like that) and Shania was the entertainment for a room of about 400-500 only. Best part was her singing sugar walls and the execs having no clue what she was talking about.....LOL she was hot then and still is now
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sounds great. And that is the one thing I kind of miss about being self employed, those big corporate perks. I was so envious of Mutt Lange
Originally Posted By vbdad55 well nothing to miss any more- I can't even order a pencil without an act of God today..and all the company only museum nights- zoo days- plays- recognition events -- etc..are long long gone.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Bummer. I remember my greatest highlight was going to Dubai with my wife and staying at the Burj and having a boudin barbbq after dune bashing and riding a camel to the encampment on Sarah's birthday. The other one I loved was having dinners in museums with top speakers and bands or Cirque du Soliel in one case.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo This year, the firm celebrated with a family break at Alton Towers resort with the indoor water park.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 we do virtually nothing any more-- local managers are left to try and put together things likemuseum outings- art institures etc.. and they get no corporate funds to do so.. there are no dinners attached- top notch entertainment now NO entertainment. If you're lucky enough to work in a large city like I do-- every few years you might get a night at a museum- (lately no kids) and a sandwhich bar...but it's very rare. we did things on a grand scale at one time--- both of my New Orleans trips were company recognition events for top performers..there were perks to Europe-- even a Disney award believe it or not. But not since the 90's
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Wow, so really no perks for selling one's soul anymore, that's sad. I remember my fav firm, every quarter there was a major event (Christmas was a dinner dance including partners), Summer was a family BBQ with games and rides for the kids, Spring was a recognition event (often a conference and dinner in a manner house with things like a rally driving expereince, falconry, wine tasting or cookery masterclass with celeb chef), Autumn was a conference and training event, but often with a famous speaker and dinner. Those were trimmed down when we were bought out with only 2 events per year, but they were bigger and more lavish. I understand that firm now does a Christmas lunch for staff now and that is it. The companies that still have perks seem to be the German ones. SAP for example still offer weekly massages, subsidised dry cleaning with office pick up, free breakfast and lunch, and large incentive events. But the Germans have a very different attitude to the rest of the world. They think long term and quality wins. And the world wonders why they have been largely untouched by the recession/depression?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Working in local government these days...my perk is keeping my job.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I think that is every sector Wahooskipper, though most true in ours.
Originally Posted By Bolna <<The companies that still have perks seem to be the German ones. SAP for example still offer weekly massages, subsidised dry cleaning with office pick up, free breakfast and lunch, and large incentive events. But the Germans have a very different attitude to the rest of the world. They think long term and quality wins. And the world wonders why they have been largely untouched by the recession/depression?>> I don't think you can cite SAP as the typical German company. ;-) But in general I would agree that the corporate world in Germany is much different from what I know about the US. That's mainly due to the fact that the German economy is to a large extent made up of a lot of privately owned small to medium size companies.
Originally Posted By Labuda Wait, hold up, vbdad.... was that a typo when you said she was at a private event you were at in the 1980s? Did you mean 1990s? Oh, and as for me - I like her, but I wouldn't say I'm a fan, really... don't know her music, just know that I've heard her before and didn't turn it off.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I worked for a company that was purchased by a German company a few years ago. They were all very corporate rah-rah-rah for the first year but after that it was clear we Americans weren't going to be getting any of the great perks available to those in Germany. Many of us felt like the Wicked Step-Child of the corporate structure. I see former co-workers from time to time and VERY few of them still work there and some had been with the company when it first formed in the '80s. Many were laid off and many more moved on to work for other tech companies in the area, much more than one can attribute to normal corporate attrition. As for Shania, I stopped listening to Country music more than 20 years ago as it is now mostly "Nashville Pop", so I've pretty much only seen her in Revlon commercials and that "Feel Like a Woman" song grates on my nerves after awhile. A friend of mine DID have an amusing nick name for her that is not in the least bit G rated and can't be repeated here, but it would fit nicely with that Sheana Easton song ;-).
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "brings back memores to a private recognition event I attended from my company in the mid 80s ( when we still did things like that) and Shania was the entertainment for a room of about 400-500 only. Best part was her singing sugar walls and the execs having no clue what she was talking about.....LOL" Uh, yeah, like LisaAnn said, you're thinking of Sheena Easton, not Shania Twain.
