My Day So Far
1. The House
— Last Month —
Cow-orker (Co): I need a house. Here are my exacting specifications. Please build my house.
Me: (hammer build nail saw bolt build) Okay here’s your house.
Co: This is great! Exactly what I wanted.
— Today —
Co (same): I need a house. Here are my exacting specifications. Please build my house.
Me: Uh, I built you a house last month.
Co: NO I HATE THAT HOUSE NOW
Me:
2. The Sheds
— Several Months Ago —
Cow-orker 2 (Co2): I need a shed. Here are my exacting specifications. Please build my shed.
Me: (hammer build nail saw bolt build) Okay here’s your shed.
Co2: This is great! Exactly what I need.
— Last Month —
Co2: You know that shed you built me? I need another one just like it but with an extra shelf.
Me: (hammer build nail saw bolt build) Okay here’s your shed with extra shelf.
Co2: This is great! Exactly what I need.
— Today —
Co-workers as a group: WHO TOLD YOU TO BUILD TWO SHEDS
Me:
3. The Decks
— Two Years Ago —
Ex-cow-orker: I need a deck and I’ll give you a barbecue to install on it. Please build my deck.
Me: (hammer build nail saw bolt build) Okay here’s your deck and the barbecue is installed.
ECo: Great, this is perfect. I’ll need another deck and barbecue every month or so.
— Last Month —
Cow-orker: We still need decks but there are no more barbecues.
Me: (keeps building decks, sans barbecues)
— Today —
Co: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BARBECUES also there are no more nails
Me:
