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The day I accidentally emailed the entire company about the terrible coffee
I was trying to vent to my cubicle neighbor about our office's awful, burnt-tasting brew, but I hit 'reply all' to a company-wide memo instead of starting a new message. Within 10 minutes, the CEO replied asking for 'actionable feedback' and now I'm leading a 'beverage task force' meeting next Tuesday. Has anyone else's petty complaint ever backfired into more unpaid work?
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wells.reese2d agoTop Commenter
Oh man, a task force? For coffee? That's next level. I can't believe the CEO actually made that a real thing you have to do. Now you have to sit in meetings about creamer options instead of just quietly hating the burnt swill like a normal person. That's a special kind of office punishment.
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susan4242d ago
Right? It's like they saw how much I was suffering and decided to make it a team activity. I guess my talent for making a disgusted face every morning got me noticed. Now I'm the official taste tester for the worst coffee in the state, which is a title I never wanted. I mean, maybe this is just my life now, debating sugar packets while my actual work piles up.
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