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So what do you do if you have a boss that’s making girls cry, that’s making your life frustrating, and is micromanaging your time together?

If you’re this creative guy you try to make it fun.

So, one day a friend of mine and I—on the same crew—are talking about what’s going on and we ask ourselves:

What would happen if we told our boss that tonight was our last night?

A Series of Gags

So, we decided to find out, casually dropping in conversation that we thought about having tonight be our last night1.  And it had him shocked—the expression was priceless.

I was also being a bit rebellious under the guise of having a good time.

And that was only the first.

1. We gave him the silent treatment all one night.
2. We took him literally.
3. We had another manager show up saying that he believed that he was supposed to sub that night.
4. We had the girls and the guys shift locations during the night.
5. We told everyone to come through and wish him a happy birthday—and it wasn’t his birthday.
6. He had people come through calling us by funny names.
7. We brought in an entirely old crew while having the current crew come through with visitor badges.

It went on for weeks.  It helped our moral, and he generally played along—waiting to see what we’d do next.

But it didn’t totally change the environment.

I Pulled Back on Hours With Him

I liked my job.  I liked interacting.  I liked talking with the crew, and the challenge of the job.  But whereas before I’d clock-in when they were down a person and help out, I would avoid this manager.

At the same time, my hours at the computer lab were climbing.  At any time I could have left the Dining Common, but I chose not to.  I worked there into my senior year—though my hours were really reduced.

So, why am I telling you this long story?

1. We went to Bob Jones University, we couldn’t lie and say we were quitting!

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