Drama update

I had the closing shift with Sophie, our new manager who moved from her plush cubicle where she did 10% work/week. It wasn't bad, and she did do some work that day since 45 boxes had been delivered. Unfortunately, there's tension between our awesome manager Lisa and Sophie, mostly from Lisa's side. Everybody needs to just chill and try to make things work, or else things will get even more polluted.

Speaking of which, I stepped into the managers' office where our head store manager Daniel works and where Larry used to work. Since Sophie took Larry's spot, she also gets his office corner. This office is hardly an office. It's more like an awful bachelor's pad minus beds. There's junk EVERYWHERE and the L-shaped desk isn't actually visible from all the paper and mail mounds. Half the floor space is a giant stack or pile up of posters and signs and sign holders--it comes up to my belly button, no joke. The cleaning guys can only empty the trash (thank the Lord!), but there's no real room to vacuum. Well, Sophie moved in and there's been the biggest transformation. She loves anything pink, so there she brought her pink office accessories, personal mirror, plant, handbags, trash can, paper weights and all kinds of other girly knick knacks. Oh, and she febreezed everywhere and brought in one of those girly room deodorizers. It's hilarious. I can only imagine Daniel's face as he entered into what used to be his manly office.... Manly with the stuffy smell, pizza odor, junk everywhere and colorless space. Sophie tells us, "you should've seen the amount of crumbs in there!" She's totally proud of her work and probably doesn't realize how irritating it must be to Daniel. But then again, that office needed a little TLC. Maybe not so much pink TLC.

I have a new coworker who has replaced the girl who's going off to grad school. He's from southern Missouri, "where there are hillbillies," he says in his southern accent. He goes by J.D. "Why?" we asked him, and he said it's because his full name is Jerry McGuire. That's right, like the movie. So Lisa just had to say, "you complete me" before busting out laughing. He took it well; he says he's heard 'em all and he's ready. J.D.'s cool. He reminds me of my sister-in-law's Floridian husband in his southern charm, easy smile and outgoing friendliness. Only much, much hairier. Could they be related?