Glitterally The Worst Idea

It’s New Year’s Eve. A coworker at the store has decided that the break room needs to look more festive to improve the morale of everyone who has to work today. There are still a few leftover Christmas decorations, but she says:

Coworker: “Those were half-a**ed. I want to do a proper job!”

This includes ripping open a bag of glitter (which never ends well) and spreading it all over the desks where people sit and eat. Our manager walks in, holding a mug of coffee.

Manager: “What are you doing?”

The coworker turns around too fast, sending glitter flying from the bag, landing all over the manager, and some in his coffee.

He looks down at the coffee and sighs. He is staring at the coffee the entire time our coworker is explaining what she’s doing, but I know what’s going through his head.

Me: “You’re still thinking about drinking the coffee, aren’t you?”

Manager: “Today, I need the caffeine more than I need the dignity.”

He did not drink the coffee, but he did tell [Coworker] “no more glitter!”. Our manager was sparkly all day, and we were still finding glitter in the break room in June.