Here's what I found out. The Gunnery Sergeant in charge of the dining facility has his panties in a wad. My interesting conversation with him:
Me: Hey Gunny, why aren't you providing coffee anymore?
Gunny: Because I'm sick and tired of finding empty sugar and creamer packets on the coffee counter.
Me: We used to have a trash can there for that, but it hasn't been there for a long time. How come?
Gunny: I got tired of people dumping their paperplates and other trash from their meals in there when they're supposed to dump them in the trash outside.
Me: Why not use a container too small to put paper plates in, but large enough to put empty sugar and creamer packets on the coffee counter? We have several Afghans working in here that are supposed to clean. Make them responsible for emptying the dang thing when it starts to get full.
Gunny: Why should any of my employees have to be responsible for that?
Me: How about because that's what we pay them to do - work?
Gunny: I've made my mind up, there will be no more coffee.
Me: We'll see about that.
I wanted to ask him if he was a friggin Democrat because he didn't want employees who are paid to clean to actually do their job.
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