i'm not sure if this is the end of tales from the office or just a new beginning. yesterday was my last day at giganticorp. today i started a new job, and perhaps a new chapter of tales from the office. who knows?

some years ago, i found the above box on my desk. the box contains a book. the book contains hundreds, maybe even thousands of words in 18 point type, double spaced. the words fill many many pages crammed between two glossy hard covers. each book snugly protected by the box above and delivered to every single desk in the corporation. some lucky employees got two.

this was just one of several ego tripping propaganda pieces to help us understand the greatness of our giganticorp ceo. a writer was hired to document the ceo's infinite wisdom, bullet proof theories of business and fantastic philosophies. this book was the result. coincidentally it's the same infinite wisdom, bullet proof theories of business and fantastic philosophies that led to crashing stock prices, an ongoing sec investigation, and a swift kick in the ass, and out the door. fear not for this man, i doubt he ever felt the kick, his ass was protected by his over stuffed wallet.

i immediately recognized the box. it was remarkably similar to a previous box containing a similar book years ago. maybe they forgot i had not finished the first one yet. since i was fairly sure the book did not contain words i would enjoy or even pictures of naked women, i wrote myself a note on the box, and shelved it.

now years later, cleaning out my desk, i rediscovered the masterpiece. i decided it was best just to leave it behind for the next poor bastard that sits at that desk.

ultranote - a few weeks after the book was distributed, i was visiting a local used book store. i was delighted to see several giganticorp employees had traded in the books for cold, hard cash.