Random fun at work

[blas]

One night last week my supervisor was in a rather odd, playful mood.

My trainer and I had no idea what to do with some product. We weren't sure if it was scrap or if it could be salvaged.

I saw my supervisor wandering around the production area, and I yelled at him "Hey I need help!"

He jokingly starts scurrying away covering his ears going "La La La I can't hear you blas!"

I scurry after him yelling "Don't you run away from me! Get back here!"

After a few rounds of scurrying around, we finally got the answer we needed.

It was a nice escape from the typical nights full of drama and people arguing and refusing to work together.

[powerboy]

At one of my old factory jobs, when we were having some down time. This one Tall, Fat, Black guy told me that he was going to act as if he was a tribesman. I asked him how, and he picked up a 4ft 2x4 and started chasing me around. It had all of us laughing. Same thing happened to my dad, when they worked together on the same shift. That was one of the funnest times I had, while working at that plant.

[sarahj]

Best times at work... I have a ton more that I've put here, but these are the best.

Once I got to take a 'paid smoke break.' I don't smoke, but a manager took me and a co-worker out to the garbage room and we sat on milk crates and chatted for 10 minutes. So now I know what a smoke break is like (kinda stinky, fairly relaxing). I'll never take up smoking, but it was fantastic to talk about our work and personal lives like that.

And on deserted overnight shifts, we hook up my iPod for some loud hardcore trance and dance around like we're in a club. After we're done with our tasks, of course. This is fairly ridiculous, cos I need my stilettos and mini skirt to dance; flat black lace-ups and and un-tucked shirt do nothing for my style.

[Broomjockey]

I think the most random thing I did at work ever was the time I was working the door stand. My manager came and stood across from me at the other door stand. I stood there for a couple minutes. Then I turned, looked him in the eye and said "Dance Break." Then I danced for about 30 seconds, stopped, and turned back to the door stand like nothing happened. Poor manager started laughing so hard that he had to lean on the door stand for support.

[Becks]

Broomjockey, I just might have to permanently borrow that idea from you.

[iradney]

I normally burst into song in the middle of the call centre. I don't get the surprised looks I used to, but they sure do miss me when I'm off

[justZu]

On Dugout Days at the ballpark we all have to work together at the big stand that sells dollar hot dogs. After the game, we usually end up having a battle with water bottles and any broken hot dog pieces. Last time, my son snuck up to a co-worker and stuck a piece of hot dog in co-worker's ear. It was both gross and hysterical.

[TNT]

Once I got to take a 'paid smoke break.' I don't smoke, but a manager took me and a co-worker out to the garbage room and we sat on milk crates and chatted for 10 minutes. So now I know what a smoke break is like (kinda stinky, fairly relaxing). I'll never take up smoking, but it was fantastic to talk about our work and personal lives like that.

We have weekly team meetings where we usually wind up telling the supervisor all the new things that are happening at the company. His response is always, "I should start smoking... then I'd know all this stuff." What happens is this: some of upper management smokes and we all smoke in the same area. It's very informal, so we start talking about business...

At a previous job, we had to smoke in the men's bathroom. Again, some of upper management smoked. Trust me... when you're smoking with the Big Boss and you're both about 5 feet away from someone urinating, normal Management - Employee protocol tends to go out the window.

At any rate, working in tech support always has its fun moments. We're an odd bunch... the bosses pretty much understand that if we were normal, we wouldn't be working in tech support.

Awhile back, they gave up completely on some of the true hoodlums and sat them together in the far corner... while advising others to stay out that of that corner. We had some temps working on the floor who were in another department... when their supervisor was giving them a tour of the floor, she'd tell them... "You see this area? It doesn't exist. It's not even here. Forget that you saw it... and don't ever come back to it again."

Obviously, I wasn't one of the hoodlums . But, for reasons unknown, I got put in with them. The boss used to occasionally walk through... he'd stop for a moment and observe the surroundings... shake his head... and get the heck out of there.

It was great... when the day was over, I'd get all depressed. "F**k. I don't want to go out and drink beer and stuff. Let's all do a double shift."

[Foxglove8778]

one of the things I miss from working in the CD store was the battles we had with rubber bands and AOL freebees... which make really good frisbees

good times. we just had to be sure to pick up all the rubber bands before vacuming.

[powerboy]

If I see someone coming, I might hide by the door, and jump out at that person. Its not cool, when it happens to me.