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Submitted to Contest #19
‘Barb’ pinned the name tag she’d been forced to borrow after forgetting hers at home onto the poorly designed maroon and lime polyester shirt. One last tug to ensure the hairnet properly contained everything and she was ready for her shift. As ready as she ever was. Only twenty minutes after clocking in, she was cornered by the shift manager, Larry. He invaded her space until she was sandwiched between his clipboard and the industrial meat slicer she had been cleaning. “Hey-” his eyes darted to her name tag “-Barb. You’re ...
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