We hired a new guy and we were showing him around the office after his interview.

He took the first sip out of a new pot of coffee and tossed it to remake it.

He didn't realize who I was as he rose to Emperor status before his first day.

This is the fastest rise and fall in employment history.

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I don't remember this guy's name but I do remember many of our local staff knew him from

the neighborhood. He came in and mentioned,

Jay said to stop by for an interview. I had answered the door and took him to the office manager.

We were a family-owned business and did everything face to face, not online.

He comes in and meets my office manager. They have a conversation about past work experience,

how he operates, etc. I am in the room just up the steps making a pot of coffee.

I am about 15 to 20 feet from them and I can hear everything. He's a little over the top

that I figure he was trying to impress us. Our office had three floors. The top floor was an

employee break room, kitchen, shower and three desk slash workstations. The manager is happy with

what he hears from the guy as far as work goes. Tells him he's hired and tells him he'll show him

the office and introduce him to everyone. The coffee was done. I called down to the manager because

I knew he'd want a cup and offered the new guy a cup too. I get a cup, my manager gets a cup

and the new guy gets a cup. The new guy pitches a fit because he doesn't like strong coffee.

He pours his out in the sink, gets the pot and pours that into the sink.

The manager looks at me as if to ask which one of us should kill this guy. We're a 24-7

operation and we all love our coffee. It's our lifeblood and we all make it the exact same way.

In fact, it was the office manager that taught me how to make coffee when I started drinking it.

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