When we roadtrip, our goal is to leave the house by 10 a.m.. This is because Hubby knows that coffee motivates me. If we leave after 10 a.m., I will have had my coffee so there is no incentive for me to go anywhere. I'm perfectly content to be where I am.
But Hubby knows he can bribe me to action by offering to buy me a coffee for the road. If I'm packed and ready to go by 10 a.m., he'll stop at the nearest coffee joint so I can get a cup for the ride. Sometimes, the bribe is to go earlier than 10 a.m. with a stop an hour or so into the drive for a coffee. No matter, as long as I have coffee by 10 a.m..
He knows what's best for him.
Hint to any future employers: Coffee also functions well as a bribe at work. I do good work. I am motivated by an "atta girl" but I'll do almost anything for a coffee gift card. (Cash works, too, but just so you know, you can get a lot of good work out of me with just coffee.)
I'm always upfront about this with employers but they think I'm joking. To be clear, I am not joking. Buy me a coffee and see what happens!
Well, hire me first. (Individual tax prep is my specialty, if you're wondering. I'm good with general office work, too.)
Darn it! My cup is almost empty. That means I have to go do something.
Argh. Too bad I don't have another coffee.
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