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11 - Getting Behind at Work

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Carissa sighed as she heard the familiar sound of a dessert cart squeaking and saw what looked to be one of the bakery workers coming down her row with a tray overflowing with sugary delights.

She hurried to finish the last of the pie and reached for a cookie out of her comically-named 'Inbox'.

She had been warned. During her orientation and training, her instructor had informed all prospective new employees that as quality control they could potentially expect some weight gain. They would be sampling and expected to give feedback on a wide variety of products. Carissa was simply unaware of the sheer volume of experimental treats and desserts the candy corporation came up with on a daily basis. Her quotas were staggering, and while it was outrageous what they were expecting her to consume, the financial incentives always seemed to make her look the other way.

'Why couldn't they just hire more testers?' she wondered, somewhat bitterly as she stuffed the last remaining candies from her tray into her mouth, only to be immediately replaced with more by one of the greedily grinning bakery girls who made almost hourly visits to drop off more sweets. 

She picked up Carissa's comment card, looked it up and down for completion as well as the feedback she had been expected to give. Her grin widened.

"You rated everything excellent? So glad you're enjoying it!"

Carissa blushed. 
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First, I want her job!  Second, I have written at least one story in the vein, about taste testers gaining weight.  Well done, wonderful drawing and back story.