Hahaha, what?! Are you the one that went to Burning Man without telling anyone and then re-appeared online a couple weeks later wondering whether you still had your job? Because, if so, that story definitely made the rounds...
Oh man... Ouch! First time I'm hearing it put that way!! As far as I knew, the contract was done before I left town! :)
But that absolutely, to a T, sounds like (a distorted version of...) *exactly* the sort of miscommunication I'd get into 20 years ago.
Glad to hear some version of my youthful exploits turned into tales, even if I have to be the "heel". :)
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