(It’s our company’s annual Golf Day. It’s a fun event. Basically, we get to golf all afternoon at a reduced price, then eat a nice dinner.)
Event Organizer: “[My Name], could you do me a big favour?”
Me: “Well, I was just about to start golfing—”
Event Organizer: “I know, but the other person organizing Golf Day is stuck in traffic, and I need help assigning everyone to their golf carts and making sure that they’re supplied with bottled water. It’ll take about 30 minutes.”
Me: “Uh… Okay, I guess.”
Event Organizer: “Thanks!” *leaves*
Me: “Wait! What exactly do I do?”
Event Organizer: “You’ll figure it out.”
(I did my best, but because I hadn’t done this before, I was slow – plus, I was unable to get everyone their bottled water before their tee-off time. Some people were visibly annoyed. I got very stressed and upset, and the people I was supposed to be golfing with weren’t impressed to be delayed. Still, it all turned out well in the end – or so I thought. Two days later:)
Event Organizer: “Uh, hi, [My Name]. I’m really sorry to tell you this, but you might be getting a call from HR.”
Me: “What? Why?”
Event Organizer: “Apparently, you missed supplying a couple of golf carts with their bottled water. One of the retirees was really angry, and she told me she was going to call HR to complain about you.”
Me: “I can’t believe this. She got that angry over a free water that maybe cost fifty cents?”
Event Organizer: “Well, she’s a retiree. Maybe she has nothing better to do with her time.”