Short Term Versus Long Term Thinking – A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on November 30, 2007 

Short Term or Long Term?I stumbled across this old Subway ad on YouTube.? I only saw it a few times on TV, so it still makes me laugh.? I am really stretching to find a way to weave it into my blog for your Friday enjoyment.

How about this? Short term gratification often rules in America. Corporations often meet their quarterly financial goals at the expense of the organization’s long term health. In the ad below, it seems the fast food customers are aware of the long term implications of eating a steady diet of greasy food but are opting for short term gratification as well.

Click on the right facing arrow to begin. Unlike most YouTube videos, there was no still photo associated with this video.

Filed Under Corporate Values, Personal Observation

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