Seasonal Cycles

Saturday, December 23, 2023

This photo of me holding up a schedule gone amuck has gone viral in the company for which I work. Exactly as I punched the print button to get my weekly schedule, the printer went into malfunction. I desperately fiddled with the printer and couldn’t stop it. Meanwhile, those short pieces continued rolling out.

I radioed the store’s manager for assistance hoping she’d not find me guilty of mishandling the electronics. She arrived, glanced at the printed mass and that ongoing spitting out, and she laughed, couldn’t stop. I didn’t know why she wanted a photo and learned later that she had sent it to everyone.

The next day, I understood. Her photo had caused laughter throughout the organization. In other words, it had created a little “Christmas Cheer Among the Weary.”

I will be working all day today, but neither tomorrow nor Christmas Day. On Tuesday, when next I work, lines of customers will be wanting to return items. On that day and those following, I will be processing many, many returns.

Dear Friends: Have a wonderful day. Diana