Working Like A Machine

(I work at a small gym where we get most of our cleaning and other duties done fairly quickly. Many of us workout during dead times. We have tvs on only one of the walls.)

Me: *to my manager* “Hey, if there’s nothing else you need me to do, I’d like to get a bit of a workout in, if that’s all right.”

Manager: “So long as you watch the door while you’re at it.”

Me: “Don’t worry; I’ll just be on [machine that’s near the door].”

Manager: “That’s great. I always turn that one around when I workout and I have to watch the door. Here let me help you!”

(She helps me turn it around.)

Manager: “Perfect! Now you can see the door perfectly.”

Me: *jokingly* “Aw man, but now I can’t watch TV.” *beat* “Not that I watch TV on the clock.”