As a WorkAwesome reader, you may have noticed that we love to talk about office life, and we love to find the humor in it. For example, Michelle Burleson’s Taboo but True: Rules of the Loo outlines the bathroom etiquette all the other stuffy career sites were too scared to talk about. (After all, we don’t talk about the process of expelling waste; professionals don’t need to do that.)
That’s why we want your stories, and we’re willing to reward you handsomely for them. Well, at least some of you, and it depends on your definition of handsomely. But we’ll get to that in a moment. Here’s what we want:
- Write about the most embarrassing office incident of your career in 600 words or less.
- Leave the story as a comment on this post, leaving your real name and email address. Your email address will not be publicly viewable, but if you use a fake one, we can’t contact you if you win.
- I’ll spend a good half-day in the office reading funny stories, and my boss won’t be able to do anything about it.
- Then I’ll pick the three funniest, and they’ll win. I’ll publish them in a follow-up post.
- The three winners will be contacted regarding their prize, which is…
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