"A Box of Doughnuts"

What is something you can bring to the work environment to benefit the group?

The question was asked in all seriousness at one of our training sessions. It was one of those things meant to get people to think about their skills and abilities in relation to organizational goals. If you've ever been to corporate training, you're familiar with the drill. I wasn't there. Neither was the person telling me the story. According to my source, the respondent was completely serious. Knowing the person who allegedly made the statement, I'm wondering if the people there missed the sarcasm. The Human Resources rep (we always have one in our training) was apparently trying to kill him with her eyes from across the room. The more I think about the story, the more I doubt it was a serious response. It's still very inappropriate.

The reason I heard the story (I'm telling everything in reverse - it's a literary technique), is that I'm being asked to offer some thoughts on the intern program for our internal newsletter. Our public affairs office puts it together. My number one goal: don't screw up. When I fail that, my new goal is to keep my job after the interview gets posted. I'm hoping they rely heavily on the other 4 or 5 interns they're interviewing, and my name just gets mentioned in passing.

An actual new TV season is a great thing, even if it means I get nothing done. More tomorrow.