Just today one of my co-workers came out of the elevator laughing and said "just take me to the back parking lot and shoot me now cause I've lost it!" She told us that she had stood at the elevator waving her name badge trying to get it to open. Then she realized what she was doing and hit the button to call the elevator.
Another co-worker told me she had a team member tell her that he should volunteer to be the office bell hop and run the elevator. He thought he could better handle his job if he just had to take people up and down between floors.
Last story is one I heard today. We have a gate for our parking lot but with the construction currently being done on our building sometimes the gate arm is removed to allow trucks to get around easier. A co-worker told me she sat behind someone who kept waving their badge at the card reader waiting for the gate to go up. The arm wasn't there but she ended up having to honk to get their attention and finally got them to just drive through.
I like to go to the Dilbert website sometimes and read through the past strips when I need a good laugh. It's a good stress reliever. Today I found one that fits well. A lot of us are feeling overworked and by these stories I think that's pretty obvious! Take a look...
I agree with Dilbert, "Do I look like I can run marathons?"
