I wrote a poem about my most humiliating experience What do you think?

[Modem Butterfly]

Listen my liberals and you shall hear
Of the day Modem Butterfly showed Atlanta her rear
Okay, maybe not Atlanta, that bit is a joke
But she did show her ass at the headquarters of Coke!

It was a day in July, sunny and hot
And our heroine Modem found a good parking spot
She'd been out of work and needed employment
And a job at Coke seemed full of enjoyment

Her blouse was cream-colored, her suit it was blue
Her stockings were straight, as was her hair-do.
Her resume printed, and so neatly typed
She was ready and able, and boy was she psyched!

She gave her name at security and signed on the line
And it was here that she got her first warning sign.
"The ladies room is over there, in the corner,"
It was a simple, if confusing attempt to warn her.

As great as Modem looked from the front,
Well, her back was exposed, to be ever so blunt
The hose that she'd carefully put on so straight
Held most of her skirt, and displayed her back gate.

She met first with the director, who introduced her around
To her would-be colleagues, who were rather astound
To see a woman so open in a corporate setting
They probably wondered what they would be getting.

She got a good tour of the HR department
And never once wavered in her skills and deportment
She interviewed with four directors that day
And she was sure a job offer was on its way

As she walked to the lobby what did she hear?
An offensive comment on the shape of her rear!
She turned to the janitor, the fellow so fresh
And it was he who informed her of her exposure of flesh

At first she couldn't believe it was true.
She very nearly right there came completely unglued
But the pride she had left wouldn't let her cry
She would have to drive home and then she could die.

So with head held high and hands held low,
Modem left Coca-Cola and not at all slow
People had aleady seen her brown behind
It was way too late to pay it much mind.

And our girl walked out not nearly so peppy
She stopped drinking Coke and started drinking Pepsi
And on the day her rejection note came
She sent back a letter in much the same vein

"Thanks for your time, it was really my pleasure
Though I didn't succeed by the usual measure
I believe I have proven that I have too much class
To work for some folks who won't cover my ass,"

[Wapsie B]

1. That's very creative!

You actually did that?

[Modem Butterfly]

2. Pretty much

Boy did I ever want that job. It was a guaranteed 12 month contract at Coke at about $40 an hour, leading to a likely permanent gig. I thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime, and it's taken me years to get over it (the whole thing happened in 1999).

[Wapsie B]

6. Wow that would hurt.

[urbanasaurus]

3. What do you think?

I think you are about to have another one "most humiliating experience".
;)

[Modem Butterfly]

4. Wow, that's vaguely threatening.

:wtf:

[babylonsister]

5. I love your poem but am sorry you had

to go through that. Would have been nice if someone had whispered in your ear and mentioned your derriere!

[RevolutionaryActs]

7. That's an awesome poem, very creative!

I'm really sorry that happened though. :(

[Modem Butterfly]

8. It was about six years ago, so it's okay

I can laugh NOW. :)

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. Good, I'm glad.... and hey, at least you got a kick ass poem out of it!

:)

[Schema Thing]

9. I enjoyed your humor about the situation, but...

.... I find myself kind of saddened to learn that not one person there had the character to come up, put an arm on your shoulder while covering for you as best as possible, and in a friendly and reassuring manner say "I know you're going to be embarrassed, but I have to help you out here; your skirt is....".

Sure, that's a little difficult to do for a stranger, but geeeeeeeeeeez, it aint that difficult.

Glad you can laugh about it now.

[Modem Butterfly]

11. All I can think was that it wasn't feasible since I was interviewing...

Either that or they thought it was funny.

[Schema Thing]

13. Yeah, but I mean, just anyone. The first person who saw you.

Crazy. I wouldn't let a stranger just go on into any situation like that.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. ROTFL! That's awesome!

Nicely done!

[vixengrl]

14. Aww, that's so clever--

I'm glad you saw the humor in it--those last lines are really the truth!(It's only right to *tell* a person they're "hanging out"!)