Gawker posted a story today that is probably the worst thing that could happen to a person at work. It's one of those things that you would see in a bad Farrelly Brothers knockoff comedy and think "Nah, that would NEVER happen in real life." Well surprise! It happened in real life. Allegedly due to a locked bathroom the following occurred to a NBC intern on the first day of her internship:
Said intern did in fact shit all over the 18th and 25th floors of 30 Rock. She did it in the hallway, on the floor, on a pile of FedEx boxes, on the way between floors… pretty much everywhere but the bathroom...
The punchline to this horrific story is that the bosses wanted to fire her, but because she returned to work the next day "they were a little scared because, what kind of person does something so gross and then shows up the next day like nothing happened?"
In related news, the participants of the spectacular opening ceremony practiced under strict and painful conditions.
In the Olympic ceremony segment showcasing the Chinese invention of movable type, the nearly 900 performers who crouched under 40-pound boxes donned adult diapers to allow them to stay inside for at least six hours, Beijing organizers said.
Shit happens. One just has to be prepared for it. The Chinese? Prepared. NBC intern? Not prepared AT ALL. At the very least she should have grabbed a cup and turned on some classical music.
[Thanks Kate for the second Huff Post link]