Tagged: Work (581)

Twister 1542

At the board meeting the new guys threw around their MBA codewords until the crusty boss took out his bazooka and threatened them with death

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Twister 1664

The meeting took on an endless quality. Someone made a joke about missing dinner. And then Jim realized he could clear the room in a second.

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Twister 1801

She comes home after a tough day at work. She pours herself a vodka. She picks up the phone and calls her boyfriend. I’m so needy, she says.

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Twister 1961

He got drunk at the office party and hit on the wrong people but he never expected his actions to impact shareholder value 3 quarters later.

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Twister 2162

The strip club bouncer tells his folks he’s in security. And that his wife’s family is descended from royalty. And that he still loves tuna.

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Twister 2349

The doctor returned looking glum. Despondent almost. I had come in for a check up. Was something wrong? I just lost my parking spot, he said

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Twister 2525

He had turned into a psychopath at work. At home his family life tumbled toward something unredeemable. I think I’m broken, he told his wife

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Twister 2707

Jones sits at his desk picking his nose and dreaming about buying shoes in Milan. His assistant enters the office. And Jones shakes her hand

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Twister 2974

He says, I’ll meet you down by the cafe and then he makes a ridiculous face and she says you ruined the mood and he says, I’m in advertising

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Twister 3263

His rise to power at the office was thwarted by a night of karaoke. You can’t overcome this, a coworker said. Meaning he had nothing to lose

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