Recess... and Other Things Overheard on the Subway
Today marks the unofficial beginning to March Break for most School Districts in Ontario, and that means that parents everywhere are taking off early to beat the 'rush' to Florida... or wherever. That means that the rest of us have an easier commute for a few days.
Today, I overheard two older men (in their 50s at least... well, they're older than me) talking about March Break and how great it would be to have a week off with pay, like last summer's blackout. Damn them for giving me ideas. I've already sent a letter to my MP... a Liberal... who probably couldn't care less coughembroiledinathesponsorshipscandalcough.
Anyways, two women who were also eavesdropping on this conversation got off the subway at my stop and I followed them up the escalator, where they took the conversation a different way.
"Forget a week off... just give us recess back. Put a bell in every office, and at a certain time, the bell rings and we all go outside to play."
"Wouldn't the coffee shops get overloaded?"
"Nah, we'd be too busy playing hopscotch, skipping rope, or smoking."
What an intriguing thought... what if big business was run more like an elementary school... gold stars for jobs well done, your name on the board when you talk out of turn, and everyone goes home at 3:30. Just don't talk about your co-workers behind their backs, or you'll have to fight it out behind the portables after work.