HRCP: What’s in an acronym?
To me, HRCP stands for Human Resource Certification Preparation (I know it’s not a very creative name for a company, but you’ve got to admit that it’s descriptive). We have learned, however, that HRCP may mean something completely different to other people. Some of these “other” people visit our website, and a few of them find their way to our “contact us” email form before they ascertain that we are not the Health Resource Center for Palestine, nor do we deal in High Resolution Crankcase Pressure.
We receive some pretty unusual email messages. Admittedly, not all of the strange email is due to acronym mix-ups, but I thought you might enjoy a sampling of my inbox:
- Mysterious requests for “information.” Really, the entire text of the message is, “Please send information.”
- Sad reports of gross injustice that must have been intended for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
- Offers for enhancement drugs (for equipment I don’t even possess).
- A passionate plea (for what, I’m not sure) from someone who says he writes columns and poetry in the Punjabi language.
- Convincing arguments to refinance my mortgage.
- A request for a phone call from someone in our Beirut office.
- Tips on stocks that are about to explode.
Oh, gotta go. I just received an urgent email message telling me that I need to update my PayPal account information or my account will be disabled.