So, I work in corporate headquarters of a Fortune 500 company (who'd'a' thought? It's a long way from the farm).
Not only that, I also work on the same floor of the same building as our CEO. This is more by coincidence than necessity. I could be off in one of the new building outposts and he wouldn't miss me. But, every once in a while, I run into him as I'm heading for the restrooms and he's on his way out. Or, he'll pass me as I'm in one of the two break rooms on our floor making myself a free cup of gourmet coffee.
Even though we have a cafeteria two buildings over and we have subsidized meals at lunch and dinner, from time to time I bring my lunch.
There are three mini-refrigerators on our floor. The one in the break room furthest from the CEO's desk is packed with smelly foods. It's dirty. And, worst of all -- it ISN'T EVEN COOL! I might as well keep my food at room temperature.
The two refrigerators in the break room nearest the CEO clean, cold and are nearly empty. Guess where I keep my perishables? It puzzles me why the crappiest fridge is crammed and the two best fridges are ignored.
Why use the crappy fridge at all?
It couldn't be the distance, could it? From where I sit the crappy one is 107 paces away and the good ones are only 77 paces away. It has to be similarly close for half the people on our floor.
Could it be because people think the CEO will see them cooling things off?
It's a mystery.
Indeed. You'd think people would want the CEO to know they're bringing in their own food and therefore saving the company money?
I remember back when the company in question had one building and one--okay, maybe two--fridges...
Posted by: Tam | August 12, 2008 at 07:53 AM
Exactly! It's like they don't want to seem too human or something. Food? We don't need no stinkin' food!
Weird.
Posted by: Reluctant Writer | August 13, 2008 at 04:31 PM