Crapping in the Dark; Deacons Turns the Bathroom Lights Off

With staff morale at an all-time low, on the back of mishandled redundancies, some insensitive comments and a locked 

stationary cupboard, the Deacons PR machine appears to be pulling the ‘save-the-planet’ card to win back lawyer confidence. But will it leave staff in the dark with their pants down?

It was reported today that Deacons recently opened an ‘eco-friendly’ office in Sydney which, among other things, would:

cut emissions by having the lights off in the bathroom, illuminated by sensors when lawyers and their clients walk in.

While it is unclear in the first instance whether Deacons believes it can cut bodily emissions by turning the bathroom lights off, what is more troubling is whether the sensors will respond to people wearing gas masks.

You’ll recall that Deacons’ partner Michael Tooma recently invited staff to wear face masks in the office to avoid contracting swine flu, yet admonished:

if employees are concerned about their own safety, mere apprehension alone is not a justifiable reason to stay away from work.

Do you think this is a poorly targeted PR exercise? Do you think Deacons staff would make some poorly targeted bodily emissions with the bathroom lights off?

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