BOP

Here at BigNameCompany we have what is called the Business operating Procedures (BOP, for short). BOP covers everything from sexual harassment to regular harassment to embezzling, etc. When one is in violation of the BOP it is referred to as a BOP. I don't know why, grammatically it's all wrong. However, since I didn't make it up, we're stuck with it as is. Generally all BOP's committed are sexual harassment —— be that crass comments, or comments based on gender, we get both.

On Friday we took a long lunch to pick up my bed and move it into my house. Wonderful, wonderful coworkers of mine! We ended up with a group of 6 total (so, half the guys came). When we got to the furniture store MyBoss said, "Oh, we're picking it up from the store? I thought we were just moving it from your old place to your new place." "Nope, brand-new!"

After I let the receptionist know I was here to pick up my bed we all milled about waiting for someone to bring it to us. When the guy finally came out to the dock I gleefully (yes, gleefully!) exclaimed, "We have BED!" The guy laughed, and glanced around at the five guys standing near me, "You must be Granola." He stated, rather than asked. "Sure am." He laughed and then made the required comment, "Wow, you brought a whole crew! Most people just show up by themselves." I resisted the urge to tell him that I didn't bring a crew at all, and these good looking gentlemen would be enjoying the new bed as much as I. I said I resisted, didn't I?

We loaded the bed and hauled it to my house. While we were maneuvering it into my room MyBoss glanced at my night stand. Sitting on the top was the book I'm currently reading (More on that later, I'm sure). He nodded to it and said, "I think the title of that book is a BOP." I nonchalantly replied, "I think you being in my room is a BOP."

"Touche!" he laughed.