Not Fair and Not My Idea

Friday is a free day
We are off work.
Last year on the first week
My principal volun-told me for an extra duty
and I had an all-day workshop on this Friday

So while everyone else had the whole day off
I was held captive from 8:30 to 3:30
I received a summons on Friday
I was invited to a MANDATORY refresher course
all day this Friday.

I sent back a sweet note
saying if they wanted to appoint another person to this duty
I would gladly back out, but I am unavailable on Friday.
I did not think it was fair, when it was not even my idea.

Weirdly enough
I almost immediately received a missive
saying it was no problem 
Since I had already been trained, I could skip this training.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Blown Avatar
August 8, 2019 at 12:10 AM
hey babe...aaaahhhh...anyway...you tell 'em...you ain't no cabin boy...let the cap'n do it his'elf
Krutsinger Avatar
August 8, 2019 at 5:43 AM
Right! Ha! Volun-told is volun-told right?
Blown Avatar
August 8, 2019 at 12:13 AM
waaaait aminute...thet was um well forget it
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