Annonymous tip giver
Thursday, Feb 05 2009 | Author and
categories:
Stephanie
Martin |
business and
tech
CareerBuilder is offering a new
spin on the anonymous tipoff. Ever wanted to
tell a coworker they "smell like the inside of
an old cabin" or wanted to encourage someone to
pop in a mint after lunch? Using CareerBuilder's
Anonymous Tip Giver you can, with
a friendly message delivered by one of four
characters. These characters include a mustached
businessman with strategically torn holes in his
shirt, a barefoot businessman laying across a
baby grand, a zombie business woman hovering
over her desk and, of course, an alligator (or
perhaps crocodile) in a shirt and tie.
After choosing which character you'd like to deliver
your helpful tip, you can choose a pre-written
message (some of the best are below), choose a
delightful voice to deliver the message (you may also
choose to record your tip by phone, which might make
it less than anonymous), preview and then send to the
poor soul in need of a heads-up.
There aren't many "premade" tips - I suppose if you
are using a tool like this, you already know exactly
what you want to say - but the ones they do have are
pretty funny. Here are my favorites:
"One out of 10 people think your barking dog ringtone
is funny. That one person is you"
"Next time you're like, giving a presentation, like
to the boss, you should like say "like" less."
"You smell like the inside of an old cabin. I thought
you should know."
Be aware, a small disclaimer along the bottom of the
page warns that "emails created are not private
messages and can be viewed and played by others on
the internet." Tipsters beware.
-posted by Stephanie