Dear Corbie, Volume 1 -- 'Donutless and in doubt' asks...
If you suspected your boss of committing baked good banditry, would you confront them? Dear Corbie says hit the pause button-at least for now!
Dear Corbie,Â
Should I ask my boss if and why he stole all the leftover donuts from someone else’s birthday party last week? It did result in someone submitting their resignation and consequently getting fired, so please advise carefully!
Sincerely,
Donutless and in doubt
Dear Donutless and in doubt,Â
Considering the tempestuous nature of these events, I would consider it best to leave this question in your mind for the present. Continue to discuss casually with your coworkers to collect information, but don’t press anyone on the subject, people don’t take easily to feeling accused of donut theft. Should the chance arrive that your boss is in a jovial mood, consider jokingly asking about whatever happened to those donuts. Unfortunately, you will most likely never know the fate of those donuts from the person who did it and the fallout from this occurrence would indicate its true answer could be radioactive and best kept at a distance. On the chance that you are the subject of being fired, ignore the above advice: get to the bottom of the donut situation by any means necessary. Cage match rules. Two people enter. One leaves with the truth and their dignity.
Much Love,Â
Corbie
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