Wednesday, September 2, 2009

the story of how i got fired...

so, i have a temper. nothing new to the people i work with. they all have seen me in a state at least once before. so what would possess someone i considered a friend, to test my temper... i have no clue.

on my desk, i had a bunch of little kid toys. i spent 60% of the day on the phone so i needed something to occupy my hands. the prized possession that everyone loved was the Magic 8-Ball that was shaped like a fortune cookie and gave out advice like a wise old Chinese man. i had no problems with people borrowing the toys, they just had to return them as i'm a bit OCD and needed my desk to be straightened and organized at all times.

so, a friend borrowed the Fortune Cookie. kept it for a day. i started getting antsy and acting off. she gave it to another friend of ours to return since her desk was near mine. second friend decided to play keep-away, like we were 5 years old.i asked, calmly, for like 5 minutes for my shit back. she kept playing. i lost my temper and told her that if she didn't give me back my shit, "i'm gonna snatch your ass bald." hmmm... she's Brazilian and is so proud of her long hair. i woulda really hemmed her up by her hair if i was truly mad but i kept my hands to myself. she gave me my Cookie back. i put it on my desk and went for a smoke break with a friend and vented. then i bounced for lunch with a homeboy. came back to work and finished my shift.

next day i come in to work and my Assistant Director comes and says he need to speak to me. i think ima get reprimanded for yelling on the floor with all the staff but this nigga tells me that they have to let me go. i laugh. he couldn't be serious! then i look near the door and this momfucka has my shit packed! he went through my desk! surprisingly i was calm and said, "Cool. here's my badge and parking key. let's go". i walked outta there without a scene and with my head held high.

so that's my story. lesson learned: don't cuss people out with a raised voice. do i so only that one person can hear you.