The Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling…

I cannot believe it but I forgot to write about the day the ceiling fell at work. About a month ago people were busily working way, okay checking status updates, in their cubes when all the sudden the ceiling just fell down on top of unsuspecting employees.

(actual photo - no photoshop needed)

I know what you’re thinking: must be foul play. Who specifically was hit and more importantly who did they piss off? Or better, is this the new way to get fired? We’re actually part of some sick and twisted reality show and if the ceiling falls on your desk then you must pack your knives and go?

Since I’m already pretty suspicious of almost everyone in my office (and especially you, HR woman) I decided to lay low and see what happened next. Well, they left the employees to sweep up the debris and “put a call into the building manager” which is another way of saying, sorry, not my problem. The building manager did come eventually and people would look at the holes and then mumble something about getting a guy, and then that guy would come and say so-and-so needed to do this, and then eventually people were working on it and banging loudly all day every day. The other unfortunate side effect of all this was somehow it made the whole office freezing. I don’t quite understand the logistics but it could be another aspect of the reality show, a sort of endurance test.

Then one day I realized I could feel my fingers again and the constant ringing in my ears had stopped and I looked up and the ceiling was fixed. It must be nice to have a job where you accomplish things and can set attainable goals. To Do: Fix Ceiling. I’ve just completed my list. So anyway order was restored and everyone went back to gchatting and lived happily ever after. Until next time…