Sarah Was Determined to Make an Impression

Sarah had her eyes firmly set on the next promotion, which meant always looking professional, always delivering top performance, and—most importantly—always making a good impression on management.

Unfortunately, Sarah had never quite mastered the art of making friends. Her ambition had alienated more than one colleague.

Then Tim, her manager, called from across the room.

“Sarah! Could you bring me those files?”

“Sure!”

She grabbed the entire stack and hurried over.

Halfway across the office, there was a sharp ripping sound.

The zipper, which was not quite as ambitious as Sarah was, had decided to relax and give up on its job.

Sarah froze.

Her skirt began to slide south.

She couldn't pull it up. Both hands were full of files.

A second later, Sarah realized that a little more of her was on display than she had ever intended to show at work.

I really picked a bad day not to wear panties.

Around her, several colleagues suddenly became very interested in what was happening.

Nobody moved.

Nobody offered to help.

There were, however, quite a few mischievous smiles.

Sarah finally looked at her manager, then down at her steadily descending skirt.

Tim raised an eyebrow.

“Well, that's one special way to make an impression on management.

And—

—I am impressed.”