My employer does things that most employers don't do. We have an enclosed break room for smokers, so we don't freeze in the winter. There's even a heater in there.
We have "Dog in the Lot" days, several times per year, when they cook dogs and burgers, with all the sides, for free.
We have employee appreciation day, in which we win cool stuff, and have a ton of fun.
We have a garden.
Yeah, a garden. It's behind a house owned by the company, and they keep it groomed to the hilt, and have tables and chairs for folks to enjoy lunch, breaks, or just down-time. I love it there.
Once every 2 months or so, the customer service reps decide to have "beer in the garden" night. We head over there and spend an hour drinking the beverage of choice, and just visiting. We haven't had one in 6 months (long winter.)
It lasts only an hour, so nobody has to be too late to their families, or drink more than a couple, wondering if they can safely drive home. The latest that anyone has EVER stayed was 1 1/2 hours. 2 beers. All good.
Monday, I said, "Hey guys, time for 'beer in the garden, right?'" They all agreed. Everyone always agrees, but most can't make it. It has varied between 3 and 10 people. Tonight, we had 8, which is pretty amazing for this little group.
Mike brought his guitar, and he is REAL good! He is left handed, and plays upside down. That means that he doesn't restring the guitar for a left handed player. The biggest string is on top. That's funny to see, but he's SO good!
In the one hour that we were there, it dropped 10 degrees. We all scooted out of there, and headed home. I beat the storm home, but barely. It's raining like crazy now, and there is thunder, but no hail or tornado. Damn.
OK, I'm done. Time to watch Super Nanny, and laugh at the bad kids that other folks have, and put up with. Oh HELL no! I would NEVER put up with this crap. In fact, for the first time in almost a year, one of mine got a spanking today. I hate it, but it's better than national TV showing that you have no control.
Remind me to tell you about the boy drama. Both boys have drama. *sigh*
5 comments:
Those are such nice gardens! What a nice thing to do for you guys.
Those clouds sure looked threatening....YIKES! Stay safe!
Pam
Love the gardens! So nice. And the sky was wild!
Ok tell us about the boys' drama!
Traci
Those are some awesome gardens! Can I borrow the landscaper and charge it to your company?
SuperNanny and Nanny 911 are just so crazy. It's so hard to believe that there are kids like that out there. All I ever had to do was raise an eyebrow at my kids and they would behave. Hee....the fear of the unknown was enough, I guess....
~Amy
Your Super Nanny didn't get cut off by the storm? Mine did, for awhile, even on the bedroom TV.
My old boyfriend, David, played guitar upside down like that. Amazing indeed.
Rachel, wow is your work place hiring ? Lol, Hugs Lisa
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