Reducing risk

In order to go on vacation, or "take leave," you've got to put together a leave packet. At least in my company, this includes a cover sheet, the most recent Leave and Earnings Statement (a.k.a. paycheck stub), a safety counseling form, and a TRiPS printout.

That TRiPS thing can sometimes get silly. It's designed for people taking long trips, but everyone has to fill one out, even if they're doing a "staycation." I don't plan to go anywhere else during my upcoming paternity leave, but I still have to fill one out. "Where are you going?" it asks. Uh ... the grocery store? (I put the hospital address.)

Then it asks how you can reduce the risk of your trip, and recommends that you take a defensive driver's course before you leave.

Uh ... I'll be staying at home. If I were to take a defensive driver's course before I do that, wouldn't that actually increase my risk of automobile accident? Like, infinitely?

I particularly like the question in the screen shot above: "Do you want to see ways to lower your risk?" The only option is "yes," so I don't see why they even bother asking.

Maybe by making you click on "Yes," they think that cognitive dissonance will kick in and you really will want to learn.