I wanted a ball-pit. Instead, I got this lowsy microwave...

At work, I sit in one of the worst imaginable places. Next to "the galley". There is a refrigerator, two coffee pots, and two microwaves. It sucks to sit here (and it's karma coming back at me, though I'll not explain that now). Not that there aren't worse places to sit, so I am at least grateful for only being NEAR the bottom and not actually
AT the bottom.

All day long I smell food being cooked -- and I do mean ALL. DAY. LONG. I can't believe how non-stop people eat around here -- coffee being made, "water cooler chatter", and the worse thing... miscellaneous food and liquids being BURNED. You may get to walk away from it, bub, but I am mired in its lingering effects. New rule... you MUST take your smelly, burning, former food-product with you. You CANNOT just throw it in the galley trash. Good thing I have absolutely no authority here whatsoever. That'll show them.

Anyway, last week one of the two microwaves went out. You would think this would be a minor inconvenience. But my goodness gracious it has been the talk of the office. SO many complaints. AND, I'm pretty sure the world nearly ended a time or two. We were right there upon death's door I tell you. Missed it by "that" much.

Well, today, we have been blessed by the arrival of a new microwave. We are saved! The world shall endure! Balance has been restored to the force!

(can you hear my grumbling undertones?)

So what does it matter? Why am I not as overjoyed as the others? Because, aside from the fact that the various smells around here have been restored to normal capacity, just this morning I learned of the awesomeness that is Insight Creative Group's Office Ball-pit. Why could we not have gotten a ball-pit instead of a second microwave? My seating quality would suddenly go from (near) worst to first. And I GUARANTEE a ball-pit would bring much more joy to the starving faces in this office than any microwave could ever do, not to mention the waistlines (no offense, just saying). Who do I need to talk to in order to get a ball-pit around here?

(holding breath)

For the lazy ones that don't want to click through, here's a picture of the Insight Ball-pit via their site (hope they don't mind):