Marc wants people to write more maturely

Marc had a group of summer interns at his office. He’s only met one personally. Thanks to COVID-19, all work is done remotely.  Marc doesn’t care. But he misses his office. He likes to talk baseball and Star Wars with his officemates. He doesn’t get the same satisfaction doing it online.

Marc finished a Zoom with his crew. They were sweet young college kids. He planned an end of summer lunch at PJ Clarke’s on the Hudson.  He figured it’d be nice to get them together even it was a farewell.

Of course, he was annoyed at some of the kids, as he called them. They communicated mostly via text and emails. He hated the way millennials write. If he saw one more text that read, “Good morning! How are you? I am so excited to be working on this project!!!!!!  I can’t wait to go to the lunch!!!! Thanks so much for planning it!!!!!” All these annoying chats contained emojis of cats, dogs, flowers, and hearts. It made Marc sick. He discussed this with Alana. She felt the same.

Marc got to Clarke’s early. He spent an hour or two shooting photos of the Hudson River. He needed a beer before the crew arrived. It would help him. Dani a sweet intern. Not too cute. But sweet arrived shortly after him.

Marc thought it was nice to meet in person. So did she. Immediately she was posting this to What’s App and Tik Tok.

Marc deleted those apps. They annoyed him. She knew that. So, she shoved her phone into his face to show him. She wore this big grin. He saw all the emojis and exclamation points. She smiled at her. She got excited and took a photo and posted it.

Again, she shoved her phone in his face. This time he had it. He looked at her and unleashed a few pomegranate seeds. He fought with both seeds and the whole fruit. Dani was hit right in the face. She dropped her phone and started to cry as she picked it up. She had no clue what happened. Since he thinks she’s a sweet kid he splattered her with honey. She was laughing and crying. He bought her a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. The rest of the gang arrived and they settled in for lunch.

During the gathering, he thought about his actions. Marc felt bad. But he had enough of the poor habits today’s kids have. It was burning him for the last few months. He did mention it to his pool of interns. Some got it. Some never will.