The Games We Play

@porwest (112864)
United States
August 8, 2019 3:02pm CST
Sometimes at work you just have to lighten things up a little bit. Not that we don't have our share of games we play all day long at work (we're guys you know). But still, sometimes breaking down some of the 'serious' is well... Fun. So, it happened that the boss was out of town and called and asked me if I was still in the office. "Of course, it's only 10 till 5." "Fair enough," he said. "I am going to type up an order for Hanson. Needs to go UPS red. Can you take care of that and put it in the drop box?" "No problem," I responded. He hung up. I filled the order. As I was leaving the office a bit after 5 pm he texted me to ask if I got the order. I told him I had. "Hanson is done," I said. "Thank you," the boss replied. "Did it go red?" "No," I said. "I couldn't figure out how to get the paint gun going and so I just shipped the parts in their regular color." He proceeded to respond with a gif of Mr. Rogers flipping me off. P.S. For those who are inquiring minds and are not familiar, when we ship something red it simply means we are going to overnight the package by air.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Aug 19
Sounds like you enjoy your job.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
11 Aug 19
Like any job, there are days I do, and others I do not.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Aug 19
@porwest For me, it was more I did not. I'm joyfully retired.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
12 Aug 19
@just4him Retirement sounds very inviting actually.
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@LindaOHio (222527)
• United States
9 Aug 19
I'm glad your boss has a sense of humor.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
26 Apr 21
Most of the time. Not always. But most of the time.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Aug 19
I thought maybe he was just trying to see if you were still in the office. Then I pictured you flying back to work to quickly send the order!
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
9 Aug 19
lol. Now THAT would have been funny. Can't get away with anything in this world.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Aug 19
Sounds like your boss was trying to check up on you to see if you were still at work. I had a boss once that would call my office phone at 4:50pm just to see if I was there, or if I had tried to sneak out a few minutes early. I always reminded him that I was a salaried employee, so I could come and go as necessary. He always forgot that part.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Apr 21
@porwest That’s a good one. I’ll have to remember that one in case I want to use it on my own boss.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
29 Apr 21
@moffittjc lol. Sometimes you just have to let the boss know who's really in charge of things.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
26 Apr 21
I always tell my boss that I am here at my own convenience. If that becomes inconvenient for him, he can let me know, and we will proceed from there.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 Aug 19
@porwest Thanks for explaining that. I wondered what it was.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
27 Apr 21
@porwest I get that.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
26 Apr 21
I was doing my best to avoid querying eyes. lol
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
10 Aug 19
Interesting code word. Kind of like a hospital "code red" (a building fire) but much safer. Now that's the kind of humor Michael (The Office) Scott would enjoy
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
14 Aug 19
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
10 Aug 19
There are days in our office when I swear it's not real. We're in a show. I go looking for camera and crew, but can't ever find them.
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@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
9 Aug 19
That was a cute joke that you pulled on your boss.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
26 Apr 21
He actually did get a kick out of it. lol