BRISBANE – After a particularly gruelling week Procurement Officer Simon Davis was looking forward to having a pub lunch with his workmates as it signalled the weekend had arrived.
Before even sitting down the group bought drinks, with Sarah telling the bar staff they’ll be sitting in the corner and was given a number to order food on. Johnno ordered the bangers and mash, Blakey got the Hawaiian pizza, Sarah opted for the fish and chips which looked good so Millsy got it too, and Simon treated himself to rump steak with mushroom sauce.
Ten minutes after the communal bowl of chips arrived the group started receiving their orders, with bangers and mash and Hawaiian pizza first followed by two orders of fish and chips. Being the gentleman that he is Simon told them to start without him, and so they did.
Ten minutes later Simon was still picking at the chips while ordering his next beer. A further twelve minutes passed when Millsy joked that they probably forgot his order. Frustrated, he walked up to the bar to ask when his meal would arrive and the worst was confirmed: it seemed they didn’t put his order through. Apologies aplenty as they said they’d make his food a priority.
Defeated, he sat down at the table just as everyone else finished their meals, with Johnno saying he has to head back to the office for a meeting. Sarah and Millsy had another glass of wine and Blakey was on his phone. At 1:48pm the steak arrived and everyone made their excuses to leave, with Simon sitting in his own company. The perfect ending to a shitty week.