The weekend is over, and my human is back at the office, so I can rest peacefully. I worked hard this weekend.

My human decided that the gravel peak in the backyard must go. So she started a new project — landscaping the area behind the house.

Corporate always preaches initiative and unpaid overtime. So I clocked in without being asked. Put in the extra hours, and don’t ask unnecessary questions. So I did.

I dug like it was a matter of life or death. The peak got smaller and smaller, and I waited for senior leadership to acknowledge the milestone. But my mum just stood there in mud-stained sneakers… She looked at the completed work, approved the efficiency, and immediately authorized an upgrade: a larger shovel, more work, and zero adjustment to the hourly rate.

Well, lesson learned. Don’t work too hard. The reward for digging a great hole is just a bigger shovel. 

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