Jobs that my college English degree does not qualify me for:
Performing brain surgery
Going into space with NASA
Successfully procuring peanut M&Ms from the work vending machine
One afternoon last week, my friend and I stopped by the first floor vending machine at work for an afternoon pick-me-up. The peanut M&Ms were calling my name as I walked down the hallway towards the break room - the promised land, so to speak.
I dropped $1.00 in change into the machine and I laid my eyes upon the peanut M&Ms, mouth watering, pupils dilating, and tummy growling. I very carefully and purposefully pushed E - 7.
Next thing I knew, a freakin' Snickers bar fell into the bin. I, without thinking, said, loudly, "Son of a nutcracker!"
I turned to my friend, who was laughing at my misfortune, with my mouth open wide and quickly turned back to the devil machine. I looked at the numbers and, while I thought the numbers were on the left of the item, they were actually on the right of the item. It was not a machine malfunction. It was, simply, user error.
With a bit more practice, I have faith that I can learn how to operate this machine and others like it. As my parents always told me, I can do anything I set my mind to.
No comments:
Post a Comment