For the first time since I had been working for my company, I wished I could quit.
I couldn’t believe how unfair they were in forcing me to go to a work seminar.
I had been to many seminars and I couldn’t believe this one would be any different. My boss made it clear that I either went to the seminar and earned my promotion or I may not get the promotion. He knew I had recently become a father, but he didn’t care. I went home and told my wife about the unfairness of needing to go to this seminar. She smiled and told me to pull up my big girl panties and do my job. Her mother would come over and stay with her for the week. I couldn’t believe how good she was about this. She even helped me pack my suitcase. When I got to the hotel, I checked in to let the venue know I had arrived. I needed to get my syllabus for the week. I stood there looking out the window and I spotted a marijuana dispensary across the street. I took a leisurely walk across the street and walked in to check out the dispensary. We didn’t have legal medical or recreational marijuana in our state, so this was new. I couldn’t believe how many marijuana products they had in the store. Within ten minutes the budtender had me convinced that I could benefit from marijuana gummies. She said they would help me to relax and enjoy the seminar without worrying about my wife.