Office Tree-Gate

[hils]

Christmas in my office this year went something like this. I have ranted on Twitter so apologies if you're seeing this twice

Office Manager: Someone needs to put the Christmas tree up, Hils

Me: Is that a not so subtle hint?

OM: Yes

H: *sigh* Fine

H: *takes down all the boxes, puts the tree together and stands it up*

H: *looks in the box of decorations and sees a massive tangle of lights, tinsel and baubles*

H: I've erected the tree but those decorations are going to take forever to untangle. Can you get someone else to help

Rest of the office: *silence*

OM: Someone needs to decorate the Christmas tree, Hils. Fine, I'll help

OM: *does a cursory attempt at 'helping' for 5 mins and then leaves*

Hils: *spends 30 mins untangling everything and is already fed up*

Hils: *decorates the tree*

Hils: Right, I'm done. Now leave me alone. Bah humbug etc

Rest of the Office: *comes to have a look*

Rest of the Office: *starts moving things around and basically critiquing the whole thing*

Hils: *seething*

Hils: Okay, so you all have opinions on the tree. Where were you when I didn't want to do it?

Rest of the Office: *continues critiquing and basically strips down the tree and redecorates it*

Hils: *seething*

(The next day)

Deputy Office Manager: Who decorated the tree? Why aren't the lights on?

Hils: *explodes* THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION ON THIS BLOODY TREE BUT NO ONE WAS INTERESTED IN DOING THE ACTUAL WORK NOW SIT DOWN AND LEAVE IT ALONE

DOM: Sorry :(

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[nanila]

ARRRRGH *headdesk*