Humor
The Folks Save Money
My brothers and sisters and I lived our childhood as though we had been shipwrecked on a desert island and had to survive dependent only on what we found or manufactured ourselves. This, despite the reality that we lived in a completely normal plat in a smallish town and my parents both earned above average incomes.
By Valerie Kittell4 years ago in Fiction
You Make Me Crazy
Every morning, I spend ten minutes pretending I’m asleep. For those ten minutes, I feel your eyes on me as I make this peaceful, pretty, princess face, and you press your forehead against mine for a real long time because you love me so much. Then, when you’ve exhausted your devotion, you hit your alarm clock and shuffle around our charming, rickety little start-up house in San Francisco, and I hop in the shower with the bathroom door open. Then, I get out of the shower and shut the door while I weigh myself because you don’t want to see that.
By Kiana Brizendine4 years ago in Fiction
Qualifications
“Alright, where are they? There they are! Both of you on time, this is perfect.” Mr. Tussen looked up and down the pair of applicants waiting on the office bench and pulled out two resumes from his briefcase. He motioned for them to follow him as they walked from the waiting room to his office with double doors. This place had been a labyrinth for many previous potential employees, all of which were declined for the sought-after position. Mr. Tussen shut the doors and circled around his desk, fixing all of his accolades and degrees that were displayed on the wall. They were on the fifteenth floor, which was dedicated for only the higher-ups of the company. Each executive presented their diplomas and rewards with pride in their office. Every desk offered a career’s worth of acknowledgement; all except for one. The spot for Chief Operations Manager was still up for grabs. Mr. Tussen cleared his throat before speaking.
By Daniel Klim4 years ago in Fiction
The Waiting Room
Riley deep-fried everything at Uncle Louis’s Eatery. Of course, there were the typical deep-fried items on the menu: french fries, chicken wings, corn dogs. But, when the restaurant was empty and our manager decided to clock out early, Riley would get creative in the back of the house. Have you ever tried a deep-fried cheeseburger? Or scoops of fried potato salad, smothered in ranch dressing? Riley was a connoisseur for all things battered and fried.
By Regan Riehl4 years ago in Fiction
Scott CEO Psycho
By now, many have heard the recent news of Scott Paper Towel CEO Jasmine Scott, formerly Jasmine Dretzel, and her psychotic break which resulted in the Dyson-Scott merger that occurred earlier this week. The following leaked emails are from the week before she attempted to burn down her factory with a single match.
By Britt Garman4 years ago in Fiction
Getting Killed for a Living
“Infiltration scenario number 197 take seven,” Supervisor Jenny shouts over the PA speakers that line the edge of the warehouse dome. It’s cold today. They must have shut off the heat to save money. They’re worried for sure, no more screw ups. “Cannon fodder, Grunts, Henchmen, Henchwomen…no that doesn’t sound right. From now on Henchmen is the unisex denomination for our highest level employees understood?”
By Rafe Kaplan4 years ago in Fiction
Shoplifting in the Time of Covid
The Mall was busy. The carpark quite full. She slipped into the large department store, her old friend. "Hello, old friend" she said to no-one in particular. No-one noticed her, this nondescript young woman, wearing jeans and a white t-shirt, the current uniform. She also wore the three layer disposable mask, worn by most, in these desperate days of Covid. Cat was happy, these were bumper days for Cat the shoplifter. Customers milled about, staff were few and there were rows and rows of delightful stock for the picking. Women's clothing was the easiest. The odd salesperson was safely tucked behind the checkout counter. There was yet another sale on. There were always sales now... worried store owners were anxious to move the goods and keep their doors open. A sales lady gave Cat a friendly wave and smile from behind her mask, as she served one of the women, waiting in line ...."Can I help? I 'll be with you in a minute". Cat smiled and waved back: ” No problem, I'm just browsing". Browsing...she grinned from behind her mask, circling the enticing goods like a hungry shark. She avoided the high- end stuff, the designer goods, they were likely to be missed first. She zeroed in on the mid price goods, something a little unusual, a new look, likely to attract her customers. She largely sold online….plenty of options - online sales lists and social media market places. Sometimes she’d take a stall at a live, open air market. Summertime was her best season. The clothes were light, easy to hide, in her fashionable, large tote bag. Thank goodness for fashion and all the ‘wannabees’ desire to be like their media idols. Their greed was her driver. Too bad Kate Spade had died, her designs were the best. Jewellery was good pickings, but very tricky - you had to do that, when the staff were really busy on the other side of the counter - again, she never took high end stuff. That was locked away, anyway. Cat took a large collection of pretty tops and skirts from the rack, and disappeared into the empty changing rooms. There she lingered, even tried on a couple of things and then took most of them out again, hanging them on the rail for the unwanted goods, in full view of the salesperson . She waved again, saying "thank you, not for me". The salesperson waved back: "come again!” " I will" waved Cat - she thought to herself “I definitely will”, as she slid quietly out with a few very nice finds, stashed in her expensive bag. Cat had always been a bit of impulse buyer, until her Dad decided that she was spending far too much on his credit card. “Kitten”, he said “you’re getting too greedy, with my money”. That was the moment he let her into the secret of his success in business. Dad was a thief, not small-time stuff like shop lifting, but much bigger, more serious crime - smuggling liquor and hi-jacking trucks. Although, he told her, it was getting more difficult now, with all the sophisticated technology to prevent crime. The satellite spotting and engine immobilisers. Still, he said, she was smart, looked good, not “scaggy” like some low-lifes. She had had to look up that word “scaggy” - no she definitely did not want to look like that, so she always made an effort to look nice, respectable. “You could be quite a success at shop-lifting” said Dad. And so she was. It was a nice little earner, until she could finish her on-line college degree and look for something more acceptable to earn her living. Something in finance had its appeal. Who knew where that might lead her? “Prison, probably”, said Dad. She ignored him. She sauntered out to the enormous car park. She always knew exactly where she had parked just in case she had to make a quick get-away. She clicked her car tag, there was no answering friendly “beep”. Cat clicked again - nothing. She walked over to where she had parked her car and stared at the empty space. And stared again - there was no car. She looked around, hoping she had made a mistake. But she knew she hadn’t, the car was gone. Someone had stolen her lovely little love-bug!
By Jane Merrow4 years ago in Fiction
