Work: The Neverending Sequel
Dive Into The Daily Challenges And Endless Twists Of Professional Life, Filled With Constant Efforts And Unexpected Moments.
#1 Frequently pulling 14-hour shifts, but the boss organized a pizza party. Days like this make it all worth it! (Everyone got one slice)
#2 My coworker returned the front desk stapler like this, saying it was out of staples.
#3 Accidentally triggered a mounted fire extinguisher at work.
#4 Landed a great job! But this is the chair and cubicle I was given.
#5 The day before my vacation, I accidentally cut my client’s internet cable.
#6 Coworkers have done this at least 50 times: 100 feet each of power cord and air hose, plus a long frozen pressure washer hose and another cord.
#7 A patient’s catheter bag leaked onto my shoe when I tried to move it. My sock is soaked; I work until 5 PM.
#8 Got new glasses three weeks ago. The dents are from a high-speed bottle cap from my coworker’s soda.
#9 How customers left the fitting rooms at my job three minutes before closing.
#10 My supervisor’s response when I asked for a raise.
#11 The office I was assigned to today.
#12 Went to the restroom at work and the toilet paper roll escaped around the corner.
#13 I work part-time at a paint distribution center and my boss texted me this.
#14 Heard someone screaming loudly while working. Went to the restroom and saw this. The poor guy was on the toilet when it happened.
#15 My work monitor is having a bad day.
#16 The sewer line overflowed right under my desk.
#17 Coworker literally started a dumpster fire.
#18 Had some trouble with the ketchup dispenser at work.
#19 Last December, my former director accidentally sent a message in a Teams chat including me and another manager — definitely not meant for me to see, and it still makes me angry thinking about it.
#20 I’m a plumber. Had to open a customer’s wall for work and found this.
