“Marjorie’s privileged upbringing—accustomed to being waited on hand and foot—makes it difficult for her to adjust to working in this antiquated office building.”
“In what way?”
“Well, just this morning, she was stuck in an elevator for twenty minutes waiting for somebody to open the door for her.”
John H. Dromey has had short fiction, humor, and poetry published in hundreds of venues.
Anybody check? She might still be in there …
Not to worry. She was spotted later in the day, standing in front of a vending machine with a glazed expression on her face.
This was good. Took me a moment. LOL
Reads like a joke from a stand-up comedian.
Thanks. That’s a high compliment even though I was sitting down when I wrote it.
🩷 this. Didn’t see the punchline coming. Made me 😃.
Thanks, Sue.