EPTBoss: Hey Fumanchu! How’s it going?
Fumanchu: Pretty good
Boss: I noticed you switched your hat around
Fumanchu: Uh…..Yep
Boss: Is there any particular reason why you felt you had to do that?
Fumanchu: Oh, it was just knocking stuff off the shelves so I switched it around.
Boss: Wouldn’t it have been easier to not stand so close?
Fumanchu: …….Uh…….I guess so……..
Boss: I can see you’re confused. You see, what I meant was, what if you were to stand farther back from the shelves when you stock them. That way things wouldn’t be knocked off.
Fumanchu: Ah. I see. That does make sense. I’ll make sure to remember that whenever I stock shelves in the future. [Resumes working]
Boss: [Long Pause] So…. Are you gonna turn your hat back around now?
Fumanchu: Hmmm? Oh, you want me to turn it back around right now?
Boss: [Long sigh] If you were paying any attention you would remember what I said about standing farther back from the shelves. That way you wouldn’t need a backward hat.
Fumanchu: ‘kay. Got it. [Turns hat back around] If you don’t mind telling me, is there some specific rule that doesn’t allow backward hats?
Boss: Well we want to present a friendly environment and make everyone who comes here feel safe.
Fumanchu: Uh…but this is a warehouse. Did someone else complain? Is there someone who feels threatened by my backward hat? If so, I have no problems apologizing and not wearing the hat anymore.
Boss: No, nothing like that. Just don’t wear your hat backward anymore. It’s not allowed. You look confused, is there something you don’t understand about that?
Fumanchu: Nope, not a problem at all. From now on, no more backward hat for me.
Boss: Please, I want you to be able to speak your mind.
Fumanchu: Uh…Well okay. It’s just that I can spot five different guys who are right now wearing backward hats.
Boss: [Looks around] That’s because they can wear backward hats. You can’t. Don’t let me see you wearing one again. [Walks away]
Honestly, why? Why was he being such a dink? Was he bullied a lot in school and now this power is his sweet revenge? With every passing hour spent in this place, it makes me yearn for an education all the more. I know that dinks exist in well paying jobs as much as low paying jobs, but at least if that happens I will be doing something I enjoy (hopefully), and making a lot more money. The only good thing is that I get along really well with my boss’ boss, so chances of me being fired are really low. But still, a little part of me dies every time I have to swallow my pride and apologize to this dink for something I didn’t do.
