The Office Drama Llamas: At it Again

I made it exactly 15 minutes at the Asylum this morning before experiencing my first Bubbles drama for the day.

For those of you keeping score, Bossman approached me last week and asked if I minded switching my day off from Monday to Friday. It wasn't until after I agreed that he kindly informed me that it was so Bubbles could be off.

A few hours later, Bossman approached me again, telling me he was going to go out of town on a sales call today and he'd told Bubbles she'd have to work at least a half day.

Are ya'll with me so far?

Okay, good.

So this morning, I'm sitting here sorting through the ginormous piles of nonsense on my desk, trying to figure out where to begin, when Bubbalicious comes sashaying in to my office.

"Miss Mahala, I just want to thank you for agreeing to change your day off for me this week for my hospital appointment."

I know what ya'll are thinkin', poor Bubbles, right? Something's horribly wrong with her.. like the coochie mange or toenail fungus.

"My supervisor asked if I minded changing my day off. I do what my supervisor asks me to do," I answered.

Okay, now you're thinking "Ohmagawd!! Mahala is a cold hearted skank with ice coursing through her veins.. a soulless, evil biatch!!"

Bear with me chil'ren.. when you've dealt with Bubbles for as long as I have, you learn that she words things to gain the most attention possible. I knew she was not at death's door. I'm not that cruel.

"Oh.. I didn't know he was going to force you to do it. I'm sooooo sooooorrrryyyyy. Thank you so much for doing this for me!!!" Bubbles says loudly and in that Shirley Temple meets Anna Nicole kind of way.

"Bossman did not force me to do anything. He asked me if I minded changing my day off. I told him I did not. He did not tell me who or what it was for. I do as my supervisor asks me to do."

Bubbles finally started to catch on that I was trying to tell her, as politely as possible, that I didn't do anything for her, I just did as I was asked... and it didn't mean I wanted to play nice and be her BFF. "Oh.. well.. Pauline's bubbahubby is having back surgery and she didn't have anyone to sit with her, so I appreciate you changing your days so that I could be there for her."

Ahhh.. now do you see? Pauline is Bubbles' sister-in-law. She used to work here and I know for a fact, that she doesn't even like Bubbles. I also know, from conversations with other people, that Pauline will be joined by her mother-in-law and her father-in-law at the hospital while her bubbahubby has surgery.

Now.. go back to the first paragraph. Bubbles tried to lead me to believe that SHE had some sort of hospital appointment. There's no telling what she told Bossman. She is currently.. as I type.. flitting from office to office asking Thelma and Louise and the gang to pray for Pauline's bubbahubby because he's having surgery and to let them know that SHE will be at the hospital and will let them know how it goes.

It's a classic case of Bubbles using the hardships of others to run around screaming, "LOOK AT ME!.. LOOK AT ME!" Oh and.. any excuse she can come up with to lay out of work.

Oh yeah.. and.. she's wearing jeans again.

Lulu is totally going to ask the GM for a copy of the new dress code, seeing how it must have changed without us being told.

Anywho, now I feel all catty and mean-girlish, but I reckon it will pass.. eventually.

It's Monday ya'll. Grab it by the cajones and take it down!

Later Taters!