Written for: dVerse Poets Pub - Quadrille #159 (posted by msjadeli) Learn to Labor - or is it Labor to Learn? "In the United States, we honor laborers today, which made it easy to choose the word we will write to: work. I boldly claim that each person reading this is intimately acquainted with work, starting with (by proxy) when our mothers gave birth to us." She was not a workaholic but you’d never guess. A fast-paced walk in a no-nonsense suit, shoes to match, and most importantly, a large clipboard with pen. She always managed to look busy and besieged at the same time. Had ‘em fooled. https://dversepoets.com/
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Love this sassy take on “work.”
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Thanks, Helen!
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I’d love to learn her ways. Fun!
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Thanks, K. I didn’t learn from her.
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Sounds like the evaluators who came to visit my classroom! Well done, Sara!
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Thanks, Dwight!
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You are welcome!
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That last line made me laugh out loud.
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Good!
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😊
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Yeah; I used to work with her. Well-told.
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Thanks, Ron!
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Like Ron, I think I know her too Sara — she must get around… 😉
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There’s one in every office!
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Clipboards definitely make it look like something is happening. LOL!
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Thanks, Paula!
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Love it! 🙂
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Thanks, Worms!
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Sara, you’re spot on with one of the biggest illusions in the work world. The real workers know it’s a sham.
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But the bosses are fooled.
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Ha! The last line made me chuckle, Sara!
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Thanks, Paean!
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