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Dec/2007
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THE GOLD STAR
When I was a child in school, if you showed remarkable genius, the teacher would give you a gold star. Usually it was on a project or assignment, and they would place it on the paper. Some teachers would actually put the gold star on your forehead.
If, on the other hand, you were a complete moron; they would place it on your behind. I had so many stars on my A** I looked like a flag at one point.
This started me thinking about the great feeling I got from getting the gold star on my forehead as opposed to my ass.
Sometimes I wish employers would give out gold stars for excellent work.
I'm a goody two shoes in my work environment. I've always strived at being the best that I could be in order to get that "gold star" from my bosses. It might come in the form of a pat on the back or a possible pay raise or promotion...
I said might.
It seems some employers have lost the time honored idea of letting the employee know how much they are appreciated...Definately no gold stars on the forehead where I work, only on the ass.
They (my employers) usually make a point of placing it there after they've bent you over and had their way with you. I personally like to have dinner and a movie before getting screwed by someone, but the folks I work for enjoy doing this for free.
They do it with a smile. Well, that makes it all better, right? 
I guess that for myself and all the other goody two shoes' out there, the gold star is acheived in our minds. It's given to ourselves when we tolerate impossible working situations, cruel and deceitful bosses, and when we emerge from the workplace hell only moderately burnt.
So for all you goody two shoes working class dogs like me, here's a big gold star to be placed on your forehead that you can wear and display with pride. And for your boss, here's a sticker that reads "World's Greatest Asshole" that they can place on their butts or foreheads that will serve as a warning to the next unsuspecting victim that walks in to apply for a job.
(He or she will be the one with the gold stars on their ass.)
Maybe I'll just buy a box of gold stars and put one on my forehead before I go into work. I'm sure my boss will wonder what I did to deserve it.
Tags: Workplace Bosses Thought Humor
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