Shoot for the Moon!

To: all NASA employees

From: Sherri Puruski, head of human resources

Subject: NASA'S NEW DIRECTION! :)

employees,

Why hello there :) As I'm sure you know by now upper management here at NASA has been going through quite a few changes in the past two weeks and as a result things here are changin' up! Now you may be asking yourself "wull gee, wut was so bad about thu old way we did things?" I'm so glad you asked! :) You see, recent findings by the HR department show that folks here at NASA are just to darn stressed! We found that the incidence of cardiovascular ailments related to stress was over twice that of the average American for employees here at NASA. As a result of this our life spans are an average of TEN YEARS shorter than the average janes and joes! :o This is just plain unacceptable! Employees were dying off from stress related heart attacks left and right! So all of us here at the top of the ladder got together and had a little powow. We decided to take decisive action to make NASA Stress free! Here is a list of some of the new changes effective immediately to ensure NASA becomes a friendly and laid back environment:

1.A new motto! "shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars", :) much better than the old motto "For the Benefit of All" IMO, what does that even mean anyway?

2.Every day is now Casual Friday! Those pocket protectors will look even cooler when they are in the breast pocket of your t-shirt tye-dyed to resemble the Ulam spiral!

3.The bleak and noisy mission control room is getting a new, soothing coat of
aquamarine color paint and a sound system installed that plays a continuous loop of the sounds of waves breaking on a beach!

4.Pets on every space flight! Nothing relives stress like a fun, furry companion to
enjoy weightlessness with! Bring your very own Laika into space and enjoy the
challenge of potty training him in zero g!

5.Three words: In Flight Movie!

6.That nail biting, super stressful countdown will be replaced with playing the super catchy song The Final Countdown! Launching will be synchronized with the start of the guitar solo. :)

These are just the first of many changes to make NASA a stress free workplace. I can't wait to be part of this new and exciting future with all* of you!!! :)

<3,
Sherri Puruski

*effective immediately, anyone found being stressed at work will be fired. Have a great day.