The office was quiet save for the tap tap of Ms. Green’s nails hitting the keyboard. The sound drove Mr. Orr mad, thinking unlovely thoughts
Tagged: Work (581)
Twister 817
She called him a skinflint and this excited him until he looked it up. He moped his way through work for a week, just another sad accountant
Twister 966
He was mesmerized by her toes. And he knew this was connected to his getting fired. On his way out, he told his ex-boss, It was those shoes.
Twister 1160
It was his first day back at the office since the face licking episode. The women stayed impossibly far away from him. He ate soup for lunch
Twister 1327
The meeting went long. So, so long. The chairman banged his gavel with increasing violence. And then there was blood pooling on the mahogany
Twister 1458
The meeting turned on a fumbled cord and a bad connection on the speaker phone. And Frank’s repeated retelling of a joke involving “salami.”
Twister 1578
He woke up happy. Then his pants split during the presentation to the executive board. He ate some bad figs. He lost his watch. His TV died.
Twister 1709
The paint job was substandard and she refused to pay them. There was enormous shouting. And then she kind of roared a bit. And that was that
Twister 1859
The endlessness of the spam made him feel inadequate. He called his secretary into his office, pulled down his pants and said I’m ok, right?
Twister 2035
The lawyer breaks wind just as the judge takes the bench. Laughter. The cameras catch the commotion. My job is so easy, the reporter thinks.
