Cowabunga! (Work Post)

(Work Post - CPS)

As far as villains go, Shredder is a pretty cool one.  He sounds ridiculous and his head gear looks like a can opener, but he is fairly intelligent for a criminal mastermind even if his deportment leaves us scratching our heads. Hopefully you can respect him even while you find him vile.  Did you know that Shredder has an IQ of 300?  Seriously, look it up in Geekworld Magazine.  So Shredder really has his positives.  But why the friendly sentiments for the antagonist of the turtles?

Studies show that if you like something or someone that you are more likely to use that thing or be with that someone.  Conversely, if you don't like something or someone, use and proximity will be much less likely.  Their is always concern that because our shredders share the same name as this reprobate and scoundrel, that perhaps you have a Freudian like tendency to avoid using them as you should.  True, they do share the same name.  True, they are both Silver.  True, they both make guttural sounds when in use. However, regardless of the similarities we ask that you respect the shredders enough to use them to shred all sensitive information that our customers provide us.

This has not been a huge problem, it just seemed like a good time to brush up on my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Trivia and to provide a reminder of policy since we have enjoyed the arrival of a lot of new team members in recent months.  All Credit Card information should be shredded if their exists a physical copy anywhere.  We can keep CC info in SAM through Authorize.net, but we should no longer have a need to ever have a physical copy written down.  If we do have to write it down for a short period of time, please remember to shred it at your earliest convenience. 

Let me just end with this comforting thought.  Yes -  we live in a dark world full of evil doers and organized crime, just like the Foot Clan.  Yes - people with ill motives want to steal and cause financial damage to our customers by seeking out CC #'s left by careless individuals at work.  But always remember that for every Shredder there is a Splinter.  Good will triumph over evil.  Proper business practices will win the day against the likes of the Foot Clan.  But we must stick to the techniques and procedures that Master Splinter has taught us.  Jeff McCauley is our Master Splinter (The resemblance is uncanny!) and he has taught us that pitting the shredders against themselves is ultimately the best way to stop crime and fraudulent transactions.  So please listen to the raspy, creepy, and weirdly wise voice of Jeff . . . I mean Splinter . . . as he entreats each of us to shred all of our sensitive documents.  Thank you for your adherence to this policy. 

By the way - $5.00 gift card to the person who can post all 4 original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's full names with their corresponding color, closest to 10:00 AM PST.  That means the first one that actually shows 10:00 on the post.  Good luck fellow mutant nerds.