The Renegade Apple
Earlier this morning:
I'm on hold and as I listen to the pre-recorded message I playfully throw my styrofoam apple into the air and catch it. All of a sudden, I miss and it ricochets off the keyboard, rolling onto the ground and slowly makes it across the very serious hallway next to my cubicle. As the apple rolls to a stop, it hits the door of one of the office Bosses as he's approaching! The apple narrowly misses his feet and goes beneath the radar as he distractedly looks through files in his hand. He exits the office, ignoring the apple again. I look around. No one has seen the renegade apple. But I'm still on hold, so I eye the apple worriedly. It sits there rebelliously. I turn to my desk and as soon as I hang up the phone and look back, the apple is gone! I look down the hallway, I look up the hallway, no apple. Then I see Boss's secretary, as she passes me smiling, I notice the apple strangely sitting on his desk. I suspiciously glance side to side, no one in sight. I make a run for it and snatch the apple off his desk. Another boss passes me on my way out, stops, and looks at me curiously. But I am too far to care now, I have exited the boss' office, apple triumphant. We have succeeded in undermining Material Managment again!
I'm on hold and as I listen to the pre-recorded message I playfully throw my styrofoam apple into the air and catch it. All of a sudden, I miss and it ricochets off the keyboard, rolling onto the ground and slowly makes it across the very serious hallway next to my cubicle. As the apple rolls to a stop, it hits the door of one of the office Bosses as he's approaching! The apple narrowly misses his feet and goes beneath the radar as he distractedly looks through files in his hand. He exits the office, ignoring the apple again. I look around. No one has seen the renegade apple. But I'm still on hold, so I eye the apple worriedly. It sits there rebelliously. I turn to my desk and as soon as I hang up the phone and look back, the apple is gone! I look down the hallway, I look up the hallway, no apple. Then I see Boss's secretary, as she passes me smiling, I notice the apple strangely sitting on his desk. I suspiciously glance side to side, no one in sight. I make a run for it and snatch the apple off his desk. Another boss passes me on my way out, stops, and looks at me curiously. But I am too far to care now, I have exited the boss' office, apple triumphant. We have succeeded in undermining Material Managment again!