Have an annoying part of work/school? Have fun with it. Write a
story of *''What happens AFTER my job is done / my part is
played?''*
I'm writing invoices right now. Now I'm a nice guy, Mr. Nice all
of the time. I love being this way, and will never change. But I
have a little wicked side, and when i have to send out 2nd and
3rd Notices to companies that haven't paid yet, this is the
story I have in my head:
Sending reminders to companies who haven't paid us yet, I have
to be a nag and start nagging with emails that say things like:
2nd Notice - PLEASE PAY IMMEDIATELY
which is a lot of fun. it's especially fun when I have to use
the FAX machine, because it sends a piece of paper to their
office. EVERYBODY in their office uses the same FAX machine. So
here's what happens (I'll make up names)
Betty, who has nothing to do with hiring us, sees a piece of
paper, facing up, on the fax machine that says:
2nd Notice - PLEASE PAY IMMEDIATELY
Attn: Stephanie
Farfin Marfin Conglomic Inc.
Betty gets a HUGE grin on her face. She picks up the piece of
paper and yells out,
''Hey STEPHANIE! There's this fax from Affordable Trapping. It
says ''Second Notice Please Pay Immediately!''
Stephanie is mortified! She quietly gets up, tail between her
legs, walks over to Betty and says, ''I got this Betty, don't
YOU worry about it.'', trying unsuccessfully to recover her
dignity, and sheepishly goes back to her desk, contacts the
Accounting Department and has them cut a check for us and mail
it to us.
Betty is smiling 'cause she got one over on Stephanie, who
should have paid her invoice from us on time, but mostly because
Stephanie always does everything right, all of the time - and
this time, she didn't.
I'm smiling when I send the fax because I know this kind of
things happens all of the time. (I used to work in offices -
they're a lot like school - in fact, exactly like middle school
and high school - with all the drama included).
And next time Stephanie uses us - she learns and pays us on
time, so she won't be embarassed by Betty, who is ''The Woman
From The Office That I Can't Stand''. (every women has a woman
that they can't stand - just one of those facts of life ;P )
And that's what I tell myself when write up and send out
reminder notices. It makes a very boring thing, fun.
