The office Grinch

Do you have a Grinch in your office? Someone who just has to tell other people that what they are doing is totally not OK?  Someone who rains on every parade they come across?  I can be a curmudgeon, but this person was a total Grinch.  Instead of giving me "friendly advice" about not doing those sorts of emails at work (and not giving me a chance to explain that I was trying to raise morale), she commanded me to stop several times.  So I did.  Until now.  But I've moved the communication stream from email to blog, so I can't be accused by the Grinch.  I won't give her the address and I figure no one else will either (she isn't very popular amongst the folks who will appreciate this blog!)

Day two, before the Grinch showed up

"Wow, she had an interesting evening!  She met some funny friends and played in a sandbox that is just their size!"

Late in day one

"OOOps!  She was enticed by the smell of my smoked almonds, but got a little too close!  I didn't think the raisin boxes were very stable steps, but I figured she was old enough to decide for herself.  She's all tidied up now, don't worry."

Still day one

I especially liked this email, because other folks at work had started to get into the spirit of the thing and made this for her.  (Morale was terribly low at the time and I thought we could use a pick-me-up)

"Someone has kindly made her a waterproof sleeping bag, in case the sprinklers go off, or if the plant watering person gets carried away.  Isn't it a pretty blue/green?"

Later that day

"This makes her happy and reminds her of the forests near her home, but she still won't tell me where that was :( "

Her second performance

Look at how big her eyes got!  She just caught sight of my candy dishes …

The event that started this all

May 26, 2012 this little girl showed up at my desk at work and MADE MY DAY.  I sent an email to local users thanking the mysterious giver.