Sunday, December 17, 2017

At the office on a Saturday... it isn't the norm

I had to do some work on Saturday. Normally, I try not to take my work home. However, this work requires that no one is actually in our authoring system for me to copy a number of files over.

I woke up this morning and it was sort of cold. The electricity was out. I couldn't tell you how long I was without it. Considering that it has been colder than the norm this week temperature-wise, I decided to drive into work. The office has backup power in case we have a full-blown power outage.

To my surprise, I bumped into a handful of people. I wasn't expecting that!

In the lobby, I said hi to a manager. I used to work closely with him. He's probably 6'6" in height.

Four hours later, I met a software developer who is probably four months pregnant. She asked me what I was doing at work. I responded and then asked her.
"The usual," he replied.
"What do you mean the usual? Our being here is not normal!" I exclaimed.
It was a good laugh. It's nice to bump into someone whom you don't work with that closely these days.

Finally, we have a new department head. I doubt that she knows who I am, but I said hi to her on my way back to fetch my stuff and go.

Thank goodness I have a week of work to go before I am on vacation.

4 comments:

  1. I much prefer those quieter moments when I have time to offer a sincere smile to someone i meet, instead of the hectic busy days when everyone only has time to be "polite" in passing. And hurray for the upcoming break!

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    1. I'm with you there, Fondles. We are often so busy that we don't take the time to say hi properly or even have a simple, meaningful conversation.

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  2. At least you had a warm office to go to, CB. Interesting that you bumped into so many people on a Saturday. Hope your electricity was back on when you got home.

    Hugs and blessings...Cat

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    1. Yes, I was thankful to have a warm office to work in! My electricity is indeed back and it's nice to have a warm home again. =)

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