The Writer's Right

. . . especially with scissors

I just have to mention this funny bit from work. We have weekly team meetings and part of the agenda is a roundtable discussion. You can bring issues up and my boss usually has a few items to discuss. This week she had to discuss a safety issue.

“Now I know this doesn’t pertain to you, but I have to bring this up because the big boss did. I know we’re all busy and deadline days can be hectic, but I’m obligated to remind you that there is no running in the hallway.”

We all stared blankly at her for a moment. Did we just all spontaneously get transported back to second grade? I looked around to see if there were any crayons or edible paste near by. Nope. There were no signs of elementary school life. Not a bulletin board with big red apples on it, not a hall pass, not even a mere cubby hole for our book bags. We were all still in the conference room.

Then we all started to snicker. My boss knew how stupid it sounded, but she had to say it. “I know, I know, but I had to bring it up. Not matter how close you are to deadline, there’s no running.”

“Especially with scissors,” said a voice at the end of the table.

“Especially with scissors,” she said.

I still can’t believe that a room full of 25-plus year-old adults needed to be reminded of this. But just like there are warnings on the microwave not to put a live animal in it, so goes this warning. Some idiot warranted it. And so goes corporate America.

Next you know they’ll be telling us not to play ball in the house, or to eat right before swimming. What kind of environment am I being subjected to??

1. Must be all that education you all have. It pushes out all of the common sense.

   Posted by  on  06/16  at  10:28 AM
Page 1 of 1 pages