Do you enjoy your job? If you were to ask 20 people that question, you would probably get 20 different types of answers. Although not everyone will say that they love their job, they will probably say that getting clear direction from the boss is one of the most important aspects of it. That is especially true when what you are doing is going to be with the public, long after you are done working on it. That was the case with this woman, who started a new job at an Elmo factory. In the end, she had the worst first day possible.
There is a factory in Northern Minnesota which makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
Well, Lena is hired at The Tickle Me Elmo factory and she reports for her first day promptly at 8:00 am.
The next day at 8:45 am there is a knock at the Personnel Managers door. The Foreman throws open the door and begins to rant about the new Employee.
He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the entire production line behind schedule.
The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself, so the 2 men march down to the factory floor. When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me Elmos all over the factory floor and they’re really beginning to pile up.
At the end of the line stands Lena surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me Elmos. She has a roll of plush Red fabric and a huge bag of small marbles.
The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric, wraps it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little package between Elmo’s legs.
The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several minutes of hysterics, he pulls himself together and approaches Lena.
I’m sorry, he says to her, barely able to keep a straight face, but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday.
Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles.
