Company Coffee

It got quiet around the four at us as we stared at the new directions. Enter your employee code to get free coffee. None of as said it out loud. None of us said it might be a way for the boss to keep track of the more productive members.

I we could all make stand now and start bringing in coffee from home. But one of us is going to fold. The thought has us all feeling like we have alligator arms. Most o us call feign resistance, right? Most of us are convinced with self control? We are stronger than the machine!

This is already a job, this is work. And I want coffee.

Fine. There will be scoffs and plenty of gossip.

There's always one, and I'm going to setup my free-99 just the way I like it. Treat myself.

“you know they're gonna start seeing how much coffee they're going through, right?” some one scoffs at me. The disapproval is obvious.

I shrug my shoulders and enjoy a long sip. “They made it free.”