GSL to hire Nutrition Consultant to institute nutritional policy to combat company's poor eating habit

Akron, OH (GSP). What happens when your have these two employees working for you?

One only eat meat, no fruits and vegetables, just deep fried chicken with lots of unhealthy sauce. have you ever seen D----- eat a piece of fresh fruit? i haven't. also, Gatorade is equivalent to kool-aid, yet he claims it is different (and better!).

The other doesn't eat any meat, or fresh fruits or vegetable, just plain potato chips, tomato sandwiches and the occasional tuna. Not to mention blondies, pies and cakes. Why not make a nice big salad? Or some fruit cocktail? Anything! Even boiled potatoes or a vitamin supplement would be better.

Your profits suffer, that's what. Studies show that undernourished employees fall asleep more often and break more bones doing simple household tasks, leading to less productivity and more long-term disability expenses, hurting YOUR bottom line. Some studies suggest that people's perception of statistics and science is to blame. They believe that empirical studies are misleading or wrong, and that personal experience should guide nutritional choices. This can lead to a difficult situation where you, as a responsible manager, have the responsibility to guide your employees' choices but find it difficult to alter their perceptions.

To address these difficult questions, GSL Enterprises has sent out a RFP searching for a nutritional consultant to develop and implement a company-wide dietary policy. Current front runner for this large account is Marina Oberti-Cueno, D.O., M.P.A. With 10 years of experience as Director of Applied Nutritional and Dental Policy at the American Dietary Association (ADA), she has successfully implemented hundreds of nutritional programs at Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and civic groups.

GSL Execs say that if a nutritional policy is successful in garnering a superior Return-On-Investment, they will consider requiring mandatory relationship counseling, social skills training as well as personal hygene tutorials.