Extra Irony with Irony Sauce
Okay, so you know Lisa works for the company I call 'Amalgamated WeOwnEverything Corp.' and that her union has been on strike for a couple weeks. I mentioned in a What I Saw entry that the company has been giving freebies to the folks who have crossed the picket line. They've also been giving some of these to the managers and non-union folks in the building, likely as thanks for the extra work they've had to put in.
You might also know that I work for a company I shall call the 'KeepItInTheFamily Conglomerate', which is a direct competitor to Amalgamated WeOwnEverything.
So a friend of ours, who is a manager at WeOwnEverything (thus not one of the striking bargaining units), drops by late to my birthday party this weekend. Inside the card he gives me a gift card for a local high-priced eatery. Seems one of the Big Bosses was handing these out at the company.
So a present that came out of the pocket of the Big Boss at WeOwnEverything and was intended for non-union employees and scabs was given by a WeOwnEverything manager to a striking worker and her husband who works for their biggest local competition.
I think the irony is worth more than the gift card itself.
Thanks WeOwnEverything Big Boss!