A Ping Pong Ding Dong

We had a table tennis table for breaks at work. One worker was really good — unbeatable — but not arrogant about it, just a bit of fun.

I came into work one day and someone had snapped all the handles off of the table tennis paddles, bent the net, stamped on all the balls, and kicked in the table. Someone had come in at night and put the table tennis table out of action.

A big mystery ensued. Who was the table tennis saboteur?

The management checked the office CCTV a couple of days later. It was the office champion! He’d been beaten by a food delivery guy when working late and smashed up the table.

He managed to hold onto his job by the skin of his teeth, blaming “stress”. He left about six months later because of the shame.