The Office Plant That Became a Celebrity

When I started at my new job, there was a sad little pothos plant on the windowsill of our shared office that nobody watered. I took it on as my personal project.

I watered it. I gave it a name, Phil. I put a little sign next to it: "Hi, I'm Phil. Please say hello." People started saying hello.

Phil grew. Phil thrived. Phil vines are now trailing across three windowsills and up a bookshelf. People bring Phil gifts: a tiny hat at Christmas, a pair of googly eyes, a sign that said "Phil for Office Manager."

When someone has a rough day, they go sit by Phil. When someone gets promoted, they take a cutting of Phil to their new office. There are now Phil offspring in eleven different offices across our building. Not bad for a plant nobody wanted.