Persuasive Memo on Fitness Center at Rocky Mountain Mutual
To: Mr. Zachary Evans, Vice President of Operations From: Joseph Mirola JM Date: November 13, 2011 Subject: Company Fitness Center makes a profit
Thank you for allowing me to explain to you the benefits of having the company fitness center. Company reports indicate that the Fitness Center has led to an overall decrease in employee absenteeism, reduction in employee medical costs, and an increase in productivity. Employees who have taken advantage of the Fitness Center miss half the amount of work days than employees who do not use the fitness center. This claim can be substantiated by the following data: Ā Employees who used the Company Fitness Center missed on average 6 days of work in a year. Ā Employees who did not use the fitness center missed an average of 12 days of work per year. There are three category of medical costs effected by use of the Fitness Center:
1. Frequent users (10% of all employees, 25 people): employees who use the fitness center more than 3 times per week. Have an average medical of $100 per year.
2. Average users (25% of employees, 62 people): employees who use the Fitness center once or twice a week. Have an average medical cost of $300 per year.
3. Non-users (65% of employees, 163 people): employees who do not use the fitness center at all. Have an average medical cost of