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Mission statements are very confusing to me. Each seeks to be humble in a very assertive way. It is the business answer to the generic Christmas letters from people you barely know. Before mission statements they used to have slogans. The investment firm who is making friends one investor at a time. Oh Thank God! There is nothing worse than being lumped into a group of investors. Which up until I heard that statement I thought was the whole point of investing. Share the risks, share the gains. Mission statements are simply executive boosterism. Nobody really believes them. Why would I take their word for how great they are? Shouldn't that come from an independent outside source other than the very people who are promoting their own interests. Most of them don't make any sense at all. Do I know what they mean if they are synergizing something or other? And all of them are hell bend on providing the customer with the best services and product by whipping the shit out of their employees. Insurance companies, health or otherwise, shouldn't even have a mission statement. I already know what their mission is. To screw us legally. And where is the cut off point for these statements? Should the local pizza parlor have one or is it just for large businesses. Should pizza establishments be interfacing anything other than dough, cheese and sauce? Hospitals have mission statements as well. Usually extolling their level of care. If I am really hurting do I ask what their mission statement is before I let them treat me? Don't you expect all hospitals to provide the best possible service combined with the latest technology to treat you? I thought it was a given. Apparently not. IT companies are the worse. They treat English like a second language. I can't help but wonder if they are screwing with me or not. State of the art THIS you bastard! Chris Rock says, I have a horoscope for everyone. You're going to die. Gemini's are going to die twice. And so it should be with all businesses, all of them should have the same mission statement. ' We pledge to provide you with the best product (service) at the lowest price.' Never mind the other crap.
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