Hannes measures feelings
Hannes is brooding. He has to create a concept for the "measurability of soft factors and social goals". An assignment from the management that also brings private benefits. How often has he had to explain to his wife that he does have feelings, but perhaps can't always show them?
He knows the question from the personnel satisfaction measurement. Using a scale of 1 to 10, one answers the question "How comfortable do you feel at your job?" But whether this is comparable? I guess everyone has different standards. For one person 8 is high, for another 6 is no less. Hannes can't get ahead.
"Sometimes a break helps," he thinks, and goes to an Italian restaurant for lunch. A fine pizza and half a litre of Montepulciano - that can only stimulate him. Lorenzo welcomes him warmly: "Ciao amico, come stai? Tutto bene? A nice place for our Scheffe?" "Gladly",replies the hungry manager, leafing through the 150 varieties of pizzas and 140 pasta dishes.
After three minutes Lorenzo reappears: "Have you found it yet?" Hannes has no idea yet. But as an executive more than three minutes for the
"Feeling good" should be verifiable with clearly measurable parameters."
needing menu choices - he can't embarrass himself like that. "I'll have pizza prosciutto with an extra portion of mushrooms, preceded by a small salad, water, and a pint of Montepulciano. " Lorenzo looks at him, aghast. "You tell me numero at the meals, otherwise I can't put in order." Slightly annoyed, Hannes formulates his need in cipher. "I want pizza 141 with extra portion 9, ahead 53 with sauce number 3. For drink, bring me 14 and half liter 311." "Perfetto così, I'll bring in a minute," the charming waiter replies.
After enjoying the meal, it's time to pay. Lorenzo stands in front of him with a mini touch device and stylus. Hannes, not without pride, recites his consumption. "I had 141 including 9, plus 53 with 3, 311 and 14." At least as satisfied, Lorenzo lets his pen dance across the device in sporty staccato. That makes 19 euros 90. Hannes puts down a 20-euro note and gives him the 10 cents. 10 cents for the brilliant idea. With a triumphant face Hannes returns to the office and sits down full of energy and red wine at the still empty Word document.
Hannes takes the scaling of feeling goals, but goes deeper. "Feeling good" is supposed to be verifiable with clearly measurable parameters. He finds an article on this in a medical journal: The feel-good coefficient shows up in ideal blood pressure, among other things. He wants to combine this with data on breathing rate, body temperature and adrenaline levels. Feeling good means: blood pressure 120/80 mmHg, around 20 breaths per minute and adrenaline to a maximum of 110 nmol/day. At the same time, body temperature must be neither lower than 36.3 nor higher than 37.4. Hannes has found the concept. A quick medical check makes "feeling good" measurable.
Hannes writes and writes, his thoughts just flow into the document. Then he gets a call from work. It's his wife. "Where are you?" "At the office." "How do you think I feel, waiting for you at home for hours?" "How you feel? On a scale somewhere between 2 and 8. If you give me your body temperature, I can answer your question much more accurately," Hannes returns well-meaning and somewhat proudly. "Forget it. Stay where you are - I'm going out with Jacqueline. I need a hot evening." With that, she hangs up the phone.
Well, the concept is just for the office...
