He only meant well: Veit Bergmann, Managing Director of Bamberger Stadtbau GmbH, wanted to make the two buildings of his company on Schillerplatz vibrate with each other. For this he should be loud Franconian day commissioned a “radiation study” totaling 70,000 euros.
In order to protect the employees from harmful influences, two black stones were embedded in the floor of the building and then allegedly activated with singing bowls at an unspecified ceremony. For this purpose, cables had to be replaced beforehand. The local newspaper also claims to have learned that gold leaf and some kind of quartz were embedded under the stone.
So the bottom line is a very sophisticated device according to the rules of Feng Shui. To put it simply, this is a Chinese teaching on arranging furniture in rooms. It should help to let life energy flow better so that people can reach their full potential. In an authority, something like that can’t do any harm, one might think. However, the teaching of Feng Shui is scientifically just as well founded as pouring lead on New Year’s Eve, card reading or the Celtic tree horoscope.
That is why not all employees were convinced of the usefulness of this spiritual precautionary action by their head of authority. The two houses in the city actually began to vibrate, albeit in a very unpleasant way. Unfortunately, there is no works council in Stadtbau that protects the managing director from himself, grumbled the city staff councilor Franz Eibl, who took the opportunity to point out the inadequate equipment denounced to the authorities.
After severe criticism, Bergmann has now announced that he will pay for the stone slabs for radiation protection himself – according to the city, the cost is 10,764 euros. “I’m taking this step to protect the company and to end the discussion about Stadtbau and the city of Bamberg as quickly as possible,” said Bergmann. After all, the employees can now decide whether the stones – while they are there – can stay. Maybe they still develop positive vibes.