Been Working Tutu Hard

(My immediate manager, [Manager #1], and I are both in the next-up-the-ladder manager’s [Manager #2] cube, discussing a series of issues we’ve been having all of a sudden with a specific vendor.)

Manager #2: “They just keep making mistakes to keep us all on our toes.”

Me: “But I don’t like being kept on my toes. If I liked being on my toes, I’d be a ballerina!”

(Manager #2 laughs. Manager #1 gives me a sideways look.)

Manager #1: “Just go home…”