The ninja is silent. The ninja is deadly.

Mike does a report for Rod on a regular basis that tracks how well our e-mails sell products. It’s a valuable report, but a huge time drain on a department that is understaffed as it is, so it’s a bit of a sore spot. Rod also has a tendency to demand it at the most inopportune times, which also makes it annoying.

History aside, Mike gave Rod the binder for the report a couple days ago. Rod took whatever he needed from it and then returned it. Not to one of us, not to Mike’s mailbox, he left it propped against the entrance to our cubicle. He silently crept up and left it there for us to find later. It took more effort for him to sneak up to the entrance of the cubicle and leave it there than it would have to merely put it on Mike’s desk. As if he couldn’t condescend to speak to us if the chance arose when he actually approached. What a jackass.