A Lucky Streak Continues For Its 16th Year
I didn’t think that I would make it. Luckily, my streak of not being named in front of my coworkers has continued for its 16th year. I was a little concerned yesterday. In the first year that I began working for this company, I had a one-in-20 chance that the Company President would pick that slip of paper bearing my name. With people quitting in droves these past several months, this year’s odds had decreased to one-in-five that my name would be pulled from the dreaded box. Not to worry though. After yesterday’s annual drawing, I’m happy to report that my streak of good fortune continues unabated.
Instead of handing out bonuses, our company president goes out and buys several items for his annual Christmas lottery. Out of this year’s profits of several million of dollars, a few thousand were thrown away on 15 things ranging from gift certificates to a 50 inch high definition television. How upper management will be able to make payments on their mansions and yachts now is beyond me. They complain so much as it is that they aren’t making enough money. And I know that the price of a 50 inch TV would have covered at least one of their golfing green fees. Besides, what if fate pointed its unwelcomed finger at me this time? What would I do with such a television anyway? Right now, my reception from rabbit ears and an amplifier give amazing fuzzy images interspersed with snow. To watch high-definition snow and fuzz would be very overrated.
Fortunately, I was spared. My name was never picked. My lucky streak continues. Once again I avoided the embarrassment being among those unlucky few who were forced into depriving upper management of a few thousand dollars. I, along with the rest of my unselected co-workers, can sleep at night now not having that worry. That’s the reward for our long hours and hard work.
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So I suppose congratulations are in order for not getting a new plasma tv? LOL
The company doesn’t sound very professional. What a bunch of crap treating their employees that way.
Hi Rehab! Thank you. I wish I could say that it was all due to my cleaning living, dashing good looks (boy, did they dash!), and hard work. But no. Without Lady Luck’s kind touch, I probably would be cursed having to sit in front of a big screen TV right now.
Hi Karen! In defense of the company, I should say that they did hand out a few dollars in the form of Walmart gift card. It helped fill up my car and buy some canned goods. So it’s not bad. This ’slightly’ sarcastic post came about from a discussion that I had with several of my co-working friends. We’re all just a bit disappointed in our ‘leaders’. Two years ago, we had a first (and apparently last) pay raise of 3% after six years of nothing. We’ve all been there long enough to know the income & expense of the place. They aren’t losing money. In fact, this year has been their best ever. But the owners and upper management are ready to retire. So we’ve watched them pull millions out of the company these past years. So why haven’t I moved on to better pastures? Ah! That will be a topic for another post.