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Posted on 08/15/2007 by CookieHooker
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I wanted to share with you some of my fondest memories from my last job. It revolves around my co-worker who always just needed a good laugh. I wouldn’t have lasted as long as I did at that job if it wasn’t for her and her healthy sense of humor.
CH: This is Cookie Hooker from the University of Idaho Extension office, is the Mr. B?
Mr. B: Are you a telemarketer? You sound like a telemarketer.
CH: No, sir. I’m calling you back about the tomato sample that you brought in.
Mr. B: You sure you’re not a telemarketer?
CH: No, sir. I’m not a telemarketer. I show that you dropped of a tomato sample at the Extension office, was that you?
(My co-worker at this point started to giggle)
Mr. B: Oh, yeah, I remember now.
CH: Yes, your tree has been infected with blossom rot. You need to increase the calcium in your soil, there are several ways you can do this … (I go on to tell him)…. Is there anything else that I can help you with?
Mr. B: Yes, I got this problem with fungus.
CH: Is it in your garden or your lawn?
Mr. B: It's on my legs.
CH: Your legs?
(At this point my co-worker was busting up, trying not to laugh with tears running down her face.)
Mr. B: yes, and its spreading up to my back.
CH: Up to your back? Well that sounds pretty bad, have you seen a doctor?
Mr. B: I don’t want to go see a doctor. Can you tell me if I can grind up the shells of my black walnut tree and use that on it?
CH: Well, I’m not sure. I really think you should call a doctor, or at least the health hotline.
After I got off the phone with him, my co-worker started to laugh so hard she fell out of her chair. We remembered this phone call and for many years anytime anyone would ask about fungus, we started to laugh.
I’m sure it was one of those “had to be there” moments, but it was a high stress job, so we had to look for all kinds of things to laugh at. She was terrible because even though my desk faced hers, I couldn’t look her in the face sometimes because we would just start laughing.
When I first started there, we had a field engineer that would come in every few months, and would pass gas (loudly) and we always politely ignored it, but the first time it happened it took me off guard and I made the mistake of looking at her just to confirm what I hear, and there she ways holding in laughter with the red face and tears.
This same engineer heard that I had a fetish for bald men (still do!) and so he made it a point to always take his hat off to show me his beautiful bald head. I might have taken him up on the offer if it wasn’t for his gas habit. He was the sweetest and smartest man I have ever known.
I just wanted to share these to remind myself that I need to look at the lighter side of life more, I’ve been pretty down with my current job/boss/co-workers, but there is always hope!
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NICE! (08/15/2007)
It's always awesome to have cool co workers like that.
Wage Slave (08/17/2007)
I am really sorry you are in a bad position right now. You sound like a nice intelligent person. I know somewhat how you feel I had to put up with an incredible idiot for the last year. The only thing that kept me sane was making plans to get out by transfer and making my weekends productive. I think I made fun plans for just about the last 52 weekends. It doesn't even have to be anything expensive. For example I took my daughter bike riding and to the park. What's important is that you have something to look forward to. I hope you get away from your crazy monkey of a boss soon.
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