Cookies

The Power and Possibility of a Slippery Slope
How one event in your day can possibly change and affect the rest of your life.

            "Two weekends ago I decided to make chocolate chip cookies for everyone at the restaurant I work at."

http://onwardstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies.jpeg (delicious cookies)

            We’ve been recently hiring new servers and bussers and I thought it was a great idea to make new friends.  I made about 80 cookies, thinking that would be more than enough for everyone.  I carefully divided the cookies into 4 separate containers so I could distribute them to the cooks, servers, bussers and hostesses. 

            I arrived at work feeling like a hero, and placed the cookies down in the hostess station.  After I clocked in, I gave the largest container of cookies to my favorite chef and asked him to share them with all the cooks.  Though I did not know it at the time, this was my first mistake of the night. 

            My second mistake, was telling my manager I made cookies.  I was not aware of his sweet tooth at the time as I offered him one.  He loved the warm chocolate chip cookie and grabbed one of the bussers walking by.  He told the busser to try one and he enjoyed them as well.  The bugger asked for more and I gave him a container to take outside and share with the other bussers. 

            Not realizing I just made my third mistake of the night, I gave some of my cookies to the new servers.  They sincerely thanked me, and I moved on to inform the other servers I work with about my delicious cookies.  However, it started getting really busy in the restaurant and I had to get back to work.  Throughout the night I had a few of the new servers ask for more cookies and I told them to tell the other servers I had cookies for them. 

            I noticed something was wrong when I spoke to a chef about a To-Go order.  He was being rude to me and I did not understand his irritation.  When I asked him what as wrong he told me that I favored the head chef and gave him cookies.  Confused, I explained that they were for everyone.  He said that the chef refused to share and that all the other cooks were upset as well.  After confronting the head chef. He explained that he ate them all.  So now I have the chefs against me. 

            After having this discussion, one of my favorite servers asked me why I only made cookies for the new servers.  Apparently my message of informing the old servers to get cookies was lost in translation.  So now I have the servers against me.

            Trying to find some extra cookies, I went to get what was left from the bussers, but since the container was outside they were melted.  I returned to look at the hostess stash of cookies and I saw my manager and the other hostess finishing them off.  So now I have the servers and chefs upset at me and I never tried a cookie myself.   

http://www.colourbox.com/preview/2680082-100577-portrait-of-pretty-unhappy-girl-isolated-on-white-background.jpg (how I feel)

"I assumed showing up to work with homemade cookies was a great idea, but now I know the action only turns your co-workers against you."