New Hires Versus Mother Nature
I’m working at a Christmas Tree yard/lot for the holidays. I’m training a seasonal employee.
Me: “So we need to water each tree every day, preferably in the morning so that—”
New Hire: “—why?”
Me: “Why what?”
New Hire: “Why do we need to water the trees?”
Me: “To keep them as fresh as possible. Customers buy them right up to Christmas Eve, so—”
New Hire: “—wait, these are real trees?”
Me: “…uh, of course.”
New Hire: “Like… actual trees?”
Me: “Did you think we were only selling fake trees?”
New Hire: “I didn’t know these were real trees. I don’t do nature.”
He walked out of the lot and never came back. He lasted about two hours. I have no idea what happened…
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Customer Versus Mother Nature, Part 3
Customer Versus Mother Nature, Part 2
Customer Versus Mother Nature
