Workplace drama results in.. bagels!

[Ablative_Oberth]

So earlier this week, we has some Category-1 genuine Code Brown drama here at Plastic Hell.

People threw tantrums, names were called, someone threw a punch at the boss, and nothing got done. In fact I was so disgusted with the nonsense I told them I wasn't coming back until they got their heads right about the situation.

Last night I get a phone call:

BOSS: "Lynn, come back tomorrow. We're having problems without you."

ME: "Should have thought of that before you made those changes."

BOSS: "In hindsight, it was a bad idea. You'll never here me admit it in public but everyone was right, we're going back to the original system."

ME: "I'm not convinced. I've been here 19 years you have done more damage to this company than China has."

BOSS: "If you come back I'll bring bagels tomorrow..."

ME: "Well I'm not sure I mean this is not the --- wait, what kind of bagels?"

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I'm sitting here in my office with an entire bag of Bregger's Parmesan bagels and a tub bacon cream-cheese.

In hindsight I should have held out for a raise, but hey, bagels!

 

[marillion]

+1... Make them Einstein's Green Chile bagels and I'd be back too.

Nice story!

 

[Mary Ann]

And people claim there's no more work ethic. Thanks for sharing your story and mmm, bagels!

 

[Ablative_Oberth]

I ate the entire bag myself, and all of the cream cheese as well.

Apparently I was supposed to share them with my staff... oops.

 

[Amaris]

^ What they don't know won't hurt them.
Anyhoo, great story!

 

[Tribbles]

LOL, Ablative Oberth! Bacon cream cheese?! I would have caved, too!

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Ah nothing spells contentment like being full of the fat and simple carbs provided by boiled dough. Your boss actually sounds okay. I have had some that would have blamed us for not being able to implement their plans.

 

[Ablative_Oberth]

I've been here for 19 years. This work-cell is my baby. When I tell you it can't be done it's not because I'm lazy or trying to avoid change: I've been there done that have extensive documentation to prove it and will go to bat over it.

We are running balls-out as it is, that's all we've got and there ain't no more. It is possible to hot-rod the press but that'll cost money.


Mmmm bagels... mmm

 

[RoJoHen]

Bagels are lame. Now, if they had been pudding-filled donuts...

 

[Ablative_Oberth]

Bagels are lame. Now, if they had been pudding-filled donuts...

Disgusting.

 

[RoJoHen]

I just really don't like bagels. It's like eating chewy cardboard.

 

[sidious618]

It's like eating chewy cardboard.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!

 

[scotpens]

I just really don't like bagels. It's like eating chewy cardboard.

Then you've never had freshly baked egg bagels. With regular, high-fat, unflavored, un-gimmicked cream cheese.

Or lightly grilled with melted Swiss cheese.

 

[Amaris]

Mmm... chewy cardboard.

 

[nevermore]

bacon cream-cheese

Um, what now? Please tell me more.

I just really don't like bagels. It's like eating chewy cardboard.

This is because you're from the Midwest.

 

[Snaploud]

...definitely should have held out for that raise...

Money can be used to purchase many bagels.

 

[Orac Zen]

Great story.

Bagels are lame.

What the hell kind of bagels have you eaten that taste like cardboard?

Now, if they had been pudding-filled donuts...

Sounds like something worthy of inspiring my first use of this graemlin:

 

[Marten]

It's so easy to convice people.

 

[RoJoHen]

bacon cream-cheese

Um, what now? Please tell me more.

I just really don't like bagels. It's like eating chewy cardboard.

This is because you're from the Midwest.

I don't know; I know a lot of people who like bagels. I just don't.

I also think cream cheese is disgusting, so that probably doesn't help.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Great story!