When we were in New Orleans for the sales kickoff I won an award from my boss for having OCD.  Just because a guy keeps all the change in his car heads up, the volume on any electronic device can never be left on 13 and he has to count to ten in four languages before he gets out of the shower every morning doesn’t make him crazy does it?  Ok, maybe a little, but it all seems to be working out for me, so why rock the boat.  “OCD, easy as 1-2-3, do-re-mi, OCD, baby you and me girl…”

Another aspect of my OCD is how I work.  My desktop has 6 icons on it, that’s right I said 6 icons.  In an OCD world everything has a place and everything is organized in tiered levels from the top down, which is why I appreciate Genesys Meeting Center.  I can schedule and start all of my meetings from my Outlook calendar.  I don’t have any messy icons on my desktop, just a launcher tool down in my task bar where it belongs. 

My Outlook e-mail inbox has one item in it. That’s right I said one item.  Since I manage my meetings from the Outlook calendar, I don’t have to bother with a bunch of e-mail notifications and reminders, keeping my inbox nice and clean. Also, the number 3 is big with me.  I tap my leg 3 times whenever I think about a cop when I’m driving, so that I don’t get a ticket.  I rub a figurine on my desk 3 times before I start my day and I can schedule a meeting via the Outlook calendar in 3 easy steps.  “You down with OCD?  Yeah you know me!”

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 2.2 million American adults age 18 and older, or about 1.0 percent of adults in a given year, have OCD.  OCD folks, I know you’re out there and living among the adults who don’t have to quote the Comedy Central show South Park every time they see an Acura on the road, or wear their hat a certain way when their favorite sports team is on offense or defense.  To you I say, check out Genesys Meeting Center, the top choice for people with OCD or people who just like things that are organized and easy to use. 

Erik Crawford – Web Marketing Manager

Here’s a quick snapshot of February 2008 by the numbers.

97 – Number of times Punxsutawny Phil has seen his shadow over the past 120 years.
100,000 – Number of hits we expect for the Genesys website.
275 – Approximate number of times I will visit the Genesys website.
22 – Number of times a QB has been named Super Bowl MVP. 
100 – Percentage of renewable energy used by the Super Bowl this year.  The teams may be wearing red white and blue on Sunday, but the NFL will be all green.
2 – The number of men dressed as Oompa Loompas that danced in the VIP section of the 50 Cent pre-game Super Bowl concert.
9 – Number of beers my brother-in-law will consume before half time of the Super Bowl.
9 – Number of times my brother-in-law will use the restroom before half time of the Super Bowl.
4 – Number of horizontals featured in the new Flash Industry Solutions section of the Genesys website.
5 – Number of times I will visit Chipotle.
276 – The age of George Washington if he were still alive.
17 – Number of days until the next paid US government holiday.
115 - Number of days until the next paid US Genesys holiday.  Boo!
73 – Approximate number of diapers I will change.
0 – The cost of a Genesys demonstration, training session, trial account or customer support.
 

 Erik Crawford – Web Marketing Manager