Cherry-Picking the Truth

Summary

I was in the middle of buying cherries when my friend called, saying her company was urgently hiring and I needed to come in for an interview immediately.

Pressed for time, I rushed over with the cherries still in hand.

Before going into the interview, I specifically asked the receptionist to keep an eye on them for me.

But when I came out, I found a group of people standing at the front desk, sharing my cherries.

When I confronted them, all I got was dismissive ridicule:

"New hires should bring gifts, isn't that just standard etiquette?"