Just make up the rules why don't you!

In carpet retail it's all over bar the shouting.We work up until Friday but in the great scheme of things it's all done. Orders placed fittings organised. Yes we're waiting for a few last minute deliveries but apart from disasters we're not doing a whole lot in the shop until we return in January.Yesterday afternoon turned into a bit of a social. a couple of reps. came in bearing gifts which was lovely. A box of handmade cup cakes went down well with the sparkly edible glitter. And we even received a big box with choccies diaries champagne and wine. We were enjoying a beverage with the bearers of these gifts when the rules changed. Up sneaked a fellow co. worker and said in my ear "I'm off now I've got nothing else to do." It was 3 o'clock this fellow co. worker knew I couldn't do anything. I was trapped with gift bearers. So off the "idiot?" sloped. This morning in he came full of the joys of the season (NOT!).And then I enquired "What was that all about yesterday?". His reply was he had nothing to do. Well I've got news for him. If I'm staying here until my allotted finish time so is he!

I don't bloody believe it

Yesterday in mooched a fellow co. worker "idiot?". He ummed and ahhed a bit. And then said "I don't feel too good today. Is it all right if I work until lunch time and then go home?" I looked at him and believe it or not I fell for it. I thought oh he looks unwell so I agreed. As the morning went on the "idiot?" fellow co. worker got brighter and brighter and completely forgot the dying swan act. At about 12.30 he walked past my desk with his sandwiches in his hand. Hang on thought I, your working until lunch time but you're eating your lunch in the hours your working. Summats not right. Then the telephone rang. A mysterious stranger was meeting my fellow co. worker at 1 o'clock. The fellow co. worker wasn't ill at all the bloody "idiot?" hadn't thought this through at all. It was obvious he had arranged to meet this guy for one reason or another and had decided in his wisdom to pretend he was poorly to gain the afternoon off without argument. Today this fellow co. worker mooched in again. Absolutely steaming angry because the mysterious stranger hadn't actually purchased the item he had viewed yesterday that was for sale on e-bay. You would think he would at least have had the decency to carry on the charade for a couple of days instead of completely taking the piss!