Something Stinks
In the men’s bathroom,
The Boss chats on his cell phone.
Overhear: “Layoffs”.
Office Haiku
Adventures in Working
Stoned Secretaries
Corporate drug tests
Frighten the secretaries;
Who all snort cocaine?
Thirsty
Clients get bagels.
Executives get lunches.
We don’t get water.
Paper Spray
The old fax machine
Spews paper across the room.
I clean up the mess.
Toothpaste: For the Teeth You Still Have
Yellow toothed tech guy
Breathes down my neck as he works.
My files? Still lost.
They Don’t Bake Cookies
Moved to the eighth floor
With all the weird mail room elves.
They steal my bag lunch.
Transferred
Transferred to Texas;
Then sent to North Dakota.
Finally, I’m fired.
Doomed
The layoff memo
Erroneously sent out
Foretells our fate.
Sick Day
Feigning an illness,
Co-worker calls out sick.
I work twice as hard.
Over Time
Ninety hour weeks,
Manager denies time off.
Simply want to die.
