Jump In A Foam Pit Essay

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If there is any lesson to learn in this world, it is that big large men should not, under any circumstances, jump in a foam pit. If they do, they will most definitely get stuck. I am an employee at a trampoline park in Watertown, and this is exactly what happened one day while I was working. The trampoline park features a six-foot deep pit filled with foam blocks. One day, a rather large man came to jump on the trampolines with his family and friends. I happened to be monitoring the dodgeball court, which was in direct view of the entire foam pit if I looked to my left side. A fairly new employee was working at the foam pit, and all of a sudden, he came up to me. He looked at me, with a sense of worry in his eyes, and asked me, “What do you …show more content…

There he was, struggling to get out of the foam pit. I thought this was funny, because at first I did not think that the man had any common sense. Obviously, I could not laugh or show any emotion toward the matter, despite wanting to laugh. I kept my eyes on the foam pit, and finally saw the man have success in getting out. In the end, it took about five people to get him out, and it was quite a sight to see. By the time the people helping got this man out of the foam pit, the man was profusely sweating and he had lost both of his socks. Directly after exiting the foam pit, the man came to the dodgeball court, where I was stationed. As he was jumping, I saw the trampoline going down much more than I had ever seen before, and I kept telling myself that if this man fell through the trampoline, I would quit my job. There were many facial expressions I could have made, but I could not allow myself to because as an employee, I had to remain professional.This is where my talent of keeping a straight face in serious situations came into play. Laughing in this situation could be extremely offensive to the man, as well as get me into

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