The Sorrows of Hector Griego

My worksite has changed, same job but at a different hospital. The staff lounge here features a staff lounge refrigerator nazi. Nothing can remain in the refrigerator for more than 72 hours, dated with “property of” employee identification label or not. It will be thrown away after 72 hours. Kind of strict, but okay, I’ll be sure to label and date my coffee creamer.

Nope, it doesn’t matter. Coffee creamer thrown away by the refrigerator nazi. It hadn’t been in the refrigerator for 72 hours, it’s not right. Dang, can’t keep coffee creamer in the staff lounge refrigerator.

I’m developing another persona, the craven Hector Griego. Occasionally Hector lifts leftover sodas from conference rooms after meetings are over. Yesterday he left three sodas in the staff lounge refrigerator clearly labeled “Hector Griego” but with no date. Today they are gone.

This afternoon, an open can of Dr. Pepper ended up in the staff lounge refrigerator with the label “Please don’t throw away my pop – Hector Griego.” No date. He'll never learn.