I'm an asshole

Well that's what I said I was. But, I only speak the truth...well what I see as the truth. Some people don't like that, so I got to watch out who I talk to. I was talking to a good buddy / co-worker just about some shit going around the office. That was when I said, "Damn, I sound like an asshole." The reply to that was, "Better to be a truthful asshole, than a lieing asshole." So there you have it.

I'm an asshole, but I wont lie to you :P

That came right after I got asked if I could take the bag of shredded paper out, and I said "no" and walked away. Now, for the longer version of the above story.

The time: about 1535 (3:35pm PST)
The Place: The office

So I'm sitting in the break room drinking some water out of a waxed paper cup. By the water cooler. You know, shoot the shit say hi that king of junk. When she came in!!! It was the the phone answerer chica, no biggie. She was just passing along the message that, I'll call her, Lara wanted to see me when I was done with my break. So to that I continued to sit on my butt in the break area. She did say "after your break" after all. Well it wasn't 5 min. later that I got a call on my 2-way (walkie talkie kinda dealie) from the guy that works next to her. He said that she wanted to see me.

For those of us playing along at home, this makes 2 people that told me that she was looking for me. So I thought it was something important. I got up from my seat and went to see what she wanted.

I go back there, she is siting sideways in her office chair. Leaning up against the back of it. All cute like, or trying to at least. Well that is when she asked if I could take a bag of shredded paper out. Ok so it was full, I'll give her that much, but holy cow! it is simple shredded paper not even that big of a bag. A kinda small trash can full of shredded paper.

Now the first that went through my mind was, "holy fuck, she isn't trying to pawn off her work on to me and think she is going to get away with it because she's a girl...!" She is only 19, and this was at work so I didn't say that. Just wanted to ;)

What I did end up saying was short, simple, and to the point. "No."

Then turned around and walked out.

The lady that sits across from her said, "well that wasn't nice." These shoes just kept on walkin out.

When I seen my co-worker buddy of mine, I told him this story and he just laughed.

About 30 min later the guy that I've been calling Mike walks out to the warehouse and tells me that I owe her an apology and need to take a bag of trash out. I asked him if he was kidding. He said "no, why?" or something like that. So I told him the story...

He said that, "she had some dental work done and wasn't feeling good. "
Me, "well if she isn't feeling good enough to take a 3 pound bag of shredded paper out, she shouldn't be at work."
Mike, "So are you going to apologize?"
me, "Fuck that!" I really did say "Fuck that" to a supervisor. I so rock!

He though they were just joking with him, he didn't really know that it happened and that I really did say "no" to a girl.


Mike thought that I would have been nicer, being that she's a girl and all. I just told him that I'm equal and would have said the same to you. In fact I did tell him that I "[didn't] like doing bull shit work" and I was still a temp when I said it too.

So yeah, I'm an asshole :P

The guy that paged me on the 2-way ended up taking the 2 bags out, because he is such a nice guy.

Now if I was already back there, and she would going to help me and not just sit on her ass. Then yes, I would have helped her. But when she had 2 people looking for me and then just sit there and point to it. Yeah.....Fuck that!