All In a Day's Work 27

Over a year ago, Derek II took his company car to the wrong Goodyear for maintenance - a location with which we didn't have an account. Turned into a payables nightmare. This month Goodyear sent us to a collection agency.

This is Merry Lore we're talkin' about here! A multi-state corporation! For 200 bucks! Fucking embarrassing.

Derek had to involve Mr. Brickman*, his boss.

"You'd better fix this or you're never using a P.O. again!" Brickman reportedly yelled at Derek. P.O., of course, standing for "purchase order". As opposed to having to expense and wait weeks for reimbursement.

Suffice to say Derek has never taken his van to the wrong Goodyear again.

The other week, the van had an intricate issue that Goodyear refused to work on. Derek took it to Gloss** and had to notify Brickman.

"How are you paying at Gloss?!" Yelled Brickman again.

"Well, P.O.!" Replied Derek matter-of-fact-ly, as he told me this story this afternoon.

I laughed out loud, "You told your boss to piss off?"


*Not his real name
**Not a chain and not its real name