Amskeptic wrote:asiab3 wrote:hippie wannabe wrote:…it becomes a simple matter of optimizing the dollars earned per unit of suck.
This is so true.
But even today- I was called away from my lunch break to retrieve a cell phone out of a lake. Sometimes we aren't in charge of The Suck.
This . . . is a story that must be developed a little.
Reader's Digest Version:
I was taking lunch outside my shop to avoid small talk and read VW websites. An "emergency" phone call came in and I fished a customer's iPhone out of the lake that my position shouldn't ever be in.
Developed a little more?
I work at a certain LEGO-themed children's theme park. (If you ever want to see a great spectrum of the human race outside of Walmart, head to a childrens' theme park.) My department is design and building oriented, and we have one phone. It's only used to call out to vendors for parts and info. 9 months on this job and the phone rings for the first time. I answered it cautiously, "Hello this is…"
"Holy crap this woman dropped her phone in the lake and is screaming bloody murder please come get it out before she loses it any more."
So grabbed my uncooked rice box (not the first phone in the lake,) donned my apprentice's wading boots, and trudged out through the water, weaving in and out of R/C boats on a mission to "Hey Kyle give you a dollar if you hit that guy!" I picked up the phone, which had to have been underwater for at least 5 minutes, plopped it in the rice, and gave it back to the owner with a smile. I received a death stare that honestly made it feel like I was at fault for this whole mishap.
Now I'm out a lunch break, I've got the Catholic Guilt hanging on my shoulders, and my hotline to Bus Depot and WW apparently receives calls too!
It's ok though, because The Suck balances out some times, and I get paid to play with toys.
