One of my former overlords had a thing about paper clips. They stated we were wasting them so they were no longer going to buy them, despite the fact they were a necessary item in our work. So paper clips became like gold and were hoarded and rarely shared.

Once I left that job I decided to be a bit dickish and ordered 2000 paper clips to be delivered to one of my former co-workers. When my ex-boss saw them they apparently flipped. They even went so far as to call Staples to see who ordered them. When they discovered it was me they eventually allowed the others to use them. What else could be done, they could no longer yell at me, thou they did try to by email which I deleted without reading.

When I started my new job, I was going by the mail room and saw a large bowl of paper clips and took a picture of it. I then forwarded it to my former co-workers with the heading; I found a pot of gold!

Recently I texted my friend over there and asked if they needed more paper clips, their answer was short and to the point, “don’t you dare, I don’t need the grief!”