operation prank the boss

my boss was heading out for a week away from the store. he has put a great deal of effort into prepping us for his absence, i've learned a lot. and i'm basically on deck to see if i can handle what will come (we all are, but i've got the ordering and supplies angle of the show, which is a lot).

so last night i get this idea to prank him. we can't just let him leave, i told the other kid working with me. we have to send him off with something.

yeah!

he replied.

the plan began as a simple swiping of the keys and moving the car, changing the music. burning some embarassing cd and cranking the radio.

but then, we told the two girls who were there and they wanted in on the action, so they came up with another plan. a decidedly higher stakes plan, that was quite intricate.

we're laughing and it sounds like a great idea. but i'm the one holding the ball. it fell to me to enact this plan. and so i did.

let's just say, it went very well, and was fraught with peril.

i know my boss well enough to know, he's a good guy. he can appreciate a well executed joke. but i also know payback is a bitch, and i'd better beware. i drew first blood.

i wasn't sure how it would end. it all seemed so serious, and i had to play the part. i had to be all grave. but then, he showed up at work and i hid for a bit, forgetting, i should probably distract him, and in the time i was dodging his view, he went and checked the computer and found it was all untrue.

suzanne,

he said, smiling.

and i grinned.

you found out?

yes.

he was stunned that we pulled it off, for one. he felt like a goofball for another, and it was just a good joke. though, as i said, i'm nervous about the payback.

but i told him,

it was a team building exercise

(though not one i'm sure he'd have apporved of before hand).

and i reminded him we only did it because we're going to miss him when he's gone. now he'll have a story to tell.

and i've got to try to help this store get better in the space of a week. we'll see how it goes.

and i'm ready for bed. this prankster gave up lots of time to this, and, while i don't regret any of it, i do need a good rest.