The Daily WTF

Sometimes the writing is on the wall; sometimes, you know you have to get out. Today’s submitter, Pietyr, was in just that sort of situation. He decided to head for greener pastures, hoping for a job with a good atmosphere, someplace where he could take it easier and enjoy his work more.

Initech was a startup, one that didn’t have any clients yet. No external deadline pressure, just venture funding and free beer Fridays. Pietyr gave them a call and spoke with their receptionist-who-was-also-HR, Chrysanthemum.

“May I call you Chrissy?” he asked, trying not to laugh.

“You can call me anything you like, Sugar, so long as it’s not ‘late for dinner.'”

Pietyr scored an interview same day—”Come on over when you get a chance, darling, we’re here all afternoon”—and so, at 4:00, he called off for a doctor’s appointment and drove to the site. It was a suite

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