Sporadic Thoughts: Workplace Related Hi-jinks!

I love my job.

Let me clarify. I absolutely freakin' LOVE my job. To further clarify, I work in a bookstore with a lot of great gals. I get to discuss one of my favorite topics with customers that does not include all the hassles of folding clothes, making food, or cleaning dishes. When we're not busy straightening the store or helping our customers, we get to read.

Seriously, at night when no one is in the store and we have nothing to do, we read. I consider it part of the job though. I mean, you have to be able to recommend what you have in the store right? Of course I never seem to get around to the bestsellers......my bad....

But as I said above, I work with some great people. It's kind of like a mini-family there sometimes. They're eclectic, but because of our similar love of books, there is always something we're able to talk about. So I'm not surprised by the crazy antic's that occur. Take Friday night for example. I'm let in the back by Elizabeth, and I just happen to notice a sign on the bathroom door that says "Use for going to the bathroom." Then there's the one by the clock that says "Use for telling time." (at first I thought it said for killing time.) But wait, there's more! One above the doorknob reads "Use for opening the door." I turn around and there's a note stuck to the back door reading "Use for escape!"

Elizabeth, noting my confusion, just looks at me with a smile and says "Oh, don't mind those notes. They're for Jeneane when she gets back from her vacation." Apparently my manager Jen and Elizabeth during a crazy fit of midday boredom, decided to leave "welcoming" notes for our assistant manager. I thought it was bad enough in the back but nope, there were more up front behind the counter. One on the stapler read "Use to staple." I move to the keyboard and read a note stating "Use to type." One on the back counter informed me that it was used "for keeping food and pop at arm's length."

The kicker was the note on a CD case which read "Use for Jeneane's lame CD's." After that I recovered from my shock and began to giggle. I kept on giggling until those giggles turned into full blown laughter. I looked at my manager and asked "Would you care if I put a couple of these online?" She didn't care and so here are some of my favorites. Maybe it was just me and my fellow bookstore-ites, but I hope these make you laugh!