Every year or two, my employer holds a “Benefits Fair.” I think I’ve written about this before, but the general idea is to raise awareness about investments, health issues, etc. Well, tomorrow is the day. So hot off the presses and dripping with delicious irony is today’s e-mail from our HR department. These are actual passages of text directly from the e-mail:

The goals of the fair are:

- To provide free health and fitness screenings, information, and educational materials
- To promote the value of our benefit plans and to educate employees about these benefits
- To motivate the community to choose a healthy and fit lifestyle to live longer and improve the quality of their lives

Free health screenings will include screenings for total cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose. Information will also be available to help you determine your BMI.

So awesome….they care about our health and out health choices. Later on in the e-mail, I read this:

As you exit the Benefits Fair you will be given a “meal ticket” for a free lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings served in the back hall.

So let me get this straight…you want to help me make healthy choices and you’re going to serve me hot dogs “with all the trimmings” afterwards? Awesome!