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My Very Own Senior Moment

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At The Office

I walked to the supply cabinet located a few steps away from my cubicle, in the support team area, and opened each of the three drawers searching for paper clips. I was able to find everything else but the item I was looking for.

“Excuse me; does anyone have paper clips to spare me some?” I asked the guys. “I believe we run out it.”

“Sure! “, said Steve while tossing his box to me. “But there are some in one of the drawers. I believe the on the first drawer.”, he quipped.

“No; what do you mean? I just went through all, one by one and I can’t find any”.

“Yap, they are there; I have seen them yesterday when I grabbed my box.”, he continued.

(Them? Yesterday? huh!)

“I can’t see it; where?”

“Right there, on the cabinet, on one of the drawers but anyway, you can still use mine; I don’t mind”

“All I see are boxes of staples and I am looking for paper clips”, I replied.

Before I was able to finish the sentence, the group erupted in laughter; they had this typical smirk on their faces that made me feel this small. Perplexed, I murmured to myself, “what! Am I missing something?”

The top drawer was still open. I turned around and there they were, all nine boxes, closely wrapped in plastic; one was missing – I believe taken by Steve. It read in big white letters on the red background STAPLES = #1 paper clips

Duh! Ding, ding, ding; someone please pass me the binocular. I wonder what Maxine would have to say about it. I really made her proud. What a goof!

Lunch Area Rules

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The office lunch area and refrigerator is a convenience for you to use during the workday. Remember to be considerate of your coworkers as you share this benefit with them.

1.    Do not eat or drink food that do not belong to you.

2.    Do not leave food in the refrigerator to rot and smell. If you brought it an didn’t eat it, throw it away.

3.    Do not leave foods uncovered. This is specially important when the food has strong odor. Better yet, try not to bring foods that may have a strong odor such as garlic or onions.

4.    If your container leaks or spells in the refrigerator, clean the spill immediately.

5.    Do not rummage through your co-worker’s food to see what they brought or make comments about what they brought to eat.

6.    Keep the table and counter space area clean after use.

7.    All food and containers must be discarded after use in the trash bins if discarding food with strong odors take the trash bag to the garbage.

8.   If you are the last to fill bin to the top, please remove the bag and place in garage for removal on Mondays and replace bag in bin.

Conclusion: do not bring anything to the enclave. It may harm your nose!