A good friend of mine, Glynn Owens, passed away several years ago.  Recently, I’ve been working on a project that has made me think of him a bit more than usual.  In particular, I’m reminded of this e-mail that has since become known as “Glynn’s Happy Hour Manifesto.”  I’d like to share that here.

Email sent Friday, January 26, 2001 5:16 PM

Corporate culture sucks.  Here I am at home for over
two hours and you people still have no discernable
intention of consuming frosty malted adult beverages.
Do you see what the damn bottom line does to people.
I think there needs to be some serious changes made in
the way companies treat people.  Its just not right to
still be at work at 5:00 on a Friday.  Friday happy
hour is a basic human right.  I hear it is up for
discussion at the U.N.  Well let me tell you people,
it just isn't going to happen unless you do something
about it.  You think the man is going to just waltz in
an release you from your tired post where you have
been alienated from you labor from the last five days
on end?  No! Not if he thinks he can squeeze another
drop of sweat from your brows.  You people need to
rise up, take what is yours.  "Liberties are not
given; they are taken."  I bet if you were to look
over at the man sitting there you'd see he's done less
today than you have all week.  Don't let yourself get
pushed around.  He needs you more than you need him.
Remember you can fool some people sometime, but you
can't fool all the people all the time.  So see the
light.  Take what has been coming to you all week. 

There oughta be a law.