Thinking Green, But Not Thinking
May 1, 2008 – 11:29 amOffice Manager #1: Hey! I have a great idea for how we can “go green!”
Office Manager #2: What’s that?
Office Manager #1: Let’s get rid of all of our paper cups!
Office Manager #2: Brilliant!
Office Manager #3: But we have a lot of visitors to our offices! Clients! Vendors! Business partners! What will they do when they want a cup of water from the water cooler, or a cup of coffee from the coffee maker?
Office Manager #2: …
Office Manager #1: WE’RE GOING GREEN! YAAAAY!
13 Responses
why can’t visitors use mugs, too? My office doesn’t use disposable anything. And that’s because I forced the change. Not one visitor has complained or even commented.
SUCK IT.
By meaghan on May 1, 2008
They don’t provide any mugs for visitors. If they did… problem solved. But instead, we’ll just sit around dehydrating. And if you expect me to bring a mug with me wherever I go, you can suck it!
By Chris on May 1, 2008
I live in an area where RECYCLING hasn’t even caught on yet… so I’m getting a kick out of this.
By beej on May 1, 2008
ok we are in the same line of work, chris. My office’s cupboards are literally overflowing with mugs from various station reps. I find it hard to believe that the situation is not similar in your office.
By meaghan on May 1, 2008
meaghan: This isn’t my office.
By Chris on May 1, 2008
Well, that wasn’t clear. Please see my above comment, re: sucking it.
By meaghan on May 1, 2008
just consider this-your employer is making up for mine. we have an endless supply of solo cups, coffee cups, lids, styrofoam plates and bowls, plasticware, you name it. i swear we go through at least 2000 cups a day. it’s fucking ridiculous.
By brooke on May 1, 2008
I came here via cross posting. I stayed because I can’t believe how well this site nails unfunny observational “humor.” A posting about an office sign concerning paper cup supply elicits comments? Comments that explore this topic from different angles? Meaghan reiterats, Chris calls her on it, Beej cites the bigger, Brook appeals? Does anything else happen in your lives?
By Rick on May 1, 2008
Rick: And you wasted your time posting here… why?
By Chris on May 1, 2008
Because I’m a sad little man.
By Rick on May 2, 2008
No, Rick posted here b/c he was cut from Gawker.
By jane on May 2, 2008
I think Rick needs to suck it. SUCK IT HARD!
By Sheryl on May 2, 2008
I drink baby tears from burning styrofoam cups just because I’m lazy. It stinks that the baby’s tears are flammable, but I really don’t want to get off the couch.
Any way, I guess the wise man, or confucius answer would be:
Manager 2: We’ll have paper cups for them.
By Conservatives and Normals on May 3, 2008