I'm just going to leave this here....
So, there is this fake bird in a fake cage that hangs from the shelf in my cube. He even has his own name tag. As an added bonus there is a we lil’ story that goes along with it. I had just begun work as a software developer. The more veteran employees had been complaining that Pamela, the building manager, had been cracking down on ID badges. People were going to have to start wearing them all the time and above the waist. There was slight grumbling about this for my entire first week on the job. Not a big deal just some grumbling like employees do. That same week I see Pamela frantically searching my floor with a flashlight and a broom. Several minutes later I hear her announce, “I’ve got it. I’ve found the bird.” and I saw her carry it out in a black plastic bag. I put these two things about Pamela together and decided to be a wise ass and post to our company forums. “Recently our beloved Co-op was infiltrated by an ornithological outsider. He was escorted from the building in a black plastic bag. Officials report that it was because, ‘He wasn’t wearing his badge.’” This stirred up a lot of controversy like these things do at work. One of the team leaders called me “Ballsy for a new guy.” Several other managers said it was the funniest thing they had seen at work. Pamela was not amused especially because of the good natured ribbing she was getting from the other managers. I told my mom the whole story and she got me the toy bird that you see here to keep in my cube. I made him a name badge just to be safe…

So, there is this fake bird in a fake cage that hangs from the shelf in my cube. He even has his own name tag. As an added bonus there is a we lil’ story that goes along with it.

I had just begun work as a software developer. The more veteran employees had been complaining that Pamela, the building manager, had been cracking down on ID badges. People were going to have to start wearing them all the time and above the waist. There was slight grumbling about this for my entire first week on the job. Not a big deal just some grumbling like employees do.

That same week I see Pamela frantically searching my floor with a flashlight and a broom. Several minutes later I hear her announce, “I’ve got it. I’ve found the bird.” and I saw her carry it out in a black plastic bag. I put these two things about Pamela together and decided to be a wise ass and post to our company forums.

“Recently our beloved Co-op was infiltrated by an ornithological outsider. He was escorted from the building in a black plastic bag. Officials report that it was because, ‘He wasn’t wearing his badge.’”

This stirred up a lot of controversy like these things do at work. One of the team leaders called me “Ballsy for a new guy.” Several other managers said it was the funniest thing they had seen at work. Pamela was not amused especially because of the good natured ribbing she was getting from the other managers.

I told my mom the whole story and she got me the toy bird that you see here to keep in my cube. I made him a name badge just to be safe…