Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Break Room

Is there a more pathetic spot around? In most offices, it’s a small, cramped place with shiny linoleum tiles which reflect the glaring fluorescent tube lights like a solar flare. Seriously, we need sunscreen on our skin to hang out in these places.

Add to that a couple of vending machines full of crappy food & soda. Then toss in a gossipy group of people who are “cuttin’ loose” during their breaks, and the decibels rise close to that of famed Who concert levels.

Oh, and then there is the community microwave, full of so many bits of caked-on leftovers/uncovered chunky soup splatterings, and the unwashed dishes in the sink. Yuck. Don't forget about the three-month-old moldy food rotting away all over the fridge. What a wonderful smell!

Such a depressing place to spend one's free time.

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