It’s the only product on the menu we make fresh daily. People order it in droves. In the drive-thru, I fill 32oz. cups with ice, line them next to the dispensers. I’m always prepared for a big sweet tea order.
Corporate wants to see our drive-thru in action. They say we have the fastest time in the city. One of the owners takes two cups, pours out the ice, drains the dispenser of its famously sweetened contents. “Let’s see how it tastes.” She winks.
The next car has six passengers. They all want tea. My drive-thru time creeps past 100 seconds.
word count: 100
—Nortina
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Lovely Curses 
Gotta love the muckety-mucks. Well told.
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I’m sure they’ll bring in some highly paid consultants to do a 12 week study and revamp the process to improve your efficiency. You can thank them later.
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Haha! Sounds like corporate!
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Nice take on the prompt
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Some ideas just never make sense! Well told.
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Don’t we all know the type? All theory and messing up when it counts. Great story.
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Let this corporation use your body for a tool: what fulfillment!
Good piece.
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Corporate doesn’t always work in your best interest. Great story!
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It’s a good way to put corporates on shame lol.
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That’s about right! Leave it to corporate to mess up the process. Great story Nortina!
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It’s always corporate! Lol. Thanks for reading, Joy.
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