Funny story,
A few months ago I started a new position here where I work. I became a part time inside sales rep, and I worked from a different office for 2 hours a day. In that office, I had myself a NICE comfy chair! I cherished that chair! I sat in that chair every day for 2 hours; it was so good to me! Then, one day, I walked into my office, and the chair had been replaced by a chair from 1982! I was a little perturbed to say the least! I looked around in surrounding offices, and the person who sits next me, happened to have MY CHAIR! Now, at this point, I should of just switched the chairs back. But I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt and ask first. So I wrote a post-it “did you take my chair? J H-Mac” I thought it was direct, but friendly. Right? Right! Well, after about an hour, I get a knock on my office door, and then it opens. I was on the phone with a customer, so I couldn’t speak to my co-worker (who happens to have my same name by the way!) So, she opened the door and said “did you leave me this note? Yea I took THE chair, and it’s My Chair now” while she evilly crumpled up my post-it note. And turned around and walked out my door. I was speechless! I felt like I was being punked! Really! Really? Was that necessary?
There wasn’t much I could do about the situation, I just had to chock it up to “seniority” and let it go. Obviously I ranted it about it to my co-workers, and we all had a good laugh.
Well, recently, I was promoted to FULL TIME INSIDE SALES. And I’ll be working in the other office full time! Next to the lady who shares my same name, who is a little bit off her rocker! I made a comment about how I was going to order a new chair, and then childishly walk by her office with it, and rub it in. And then I would take a post it note, and crumple it up and throw it to the floor with lots of flair! Well, while talking about it, I demonstrated how I would crumple that Post-it, and throw it, but then the sticky side of the note got stuck to my hand, It is a post-it after all! I kept trying to throw it off my hand, but it just stuck to me. And my moment of “cool”…. okay….. “Childish cool” just turned to “big dork” which is exactly what I am! My co-worker started laughing so hard, which in turn made me laugh so hard! I almost had an asthma attack, which further indicates what a DORK I am! I laughed so hard I cried and I almost peed! It was a great laugh! A much needed laugh! I need to laugh like that more! I’m still feeling the effects of that laugh!!!! What a great feeling!
A few months ago I started a new position here where I work. I became a part time inside sales rep, and I worked from a different office for 2 hours a day. In that office, I had myself a NICE comfy chair! I cherished that chair! I sat in that chair every day for 2 hours; it was so good to me! Then, one day, I walked into my office, and the chair had been replaced by a chair from 1982! I was a little perturbed to say the least! I looked around in surrounding offices, and the person who sits next me, happened to have MY CHAIR! Now, at this point, I should of just switched the chairs back. But I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt and ask first. So I wrote a post-it “did you take my chair? J H-Mac” I thought it was direct, but friendly. Right? Right! Well, after about an hour, I get a knock on my office door, and then it opens. I was on the phone with a customer, so I couldn’t speak to my co-worker (who happens to have my same name by the way!) So, she opened the door and said “did you leave me this note? Yea I took THE chair, and it’s My Chair now” while she evilly crumpled up my post-it note. And turned around and walked out my door. I was speechless! I felt like I was being punked! Really! Really? Was that necessary?
There wasn’t much I could do about the situation, I just had to chock it up to “seniority” and let it go. Obviously I ranted it about it to my co-workers, and we all had a good laugh.
Well, recently, I was promoted to FULL TIME INSIDE SALES. And I’ll be working in the other office full time! Next to the lady who shares my same name, who is a little bit off her rocker! I made a comment about how I was going to order a new chair, and then childishly walk by her office with it, and rub it in. And then I would take a post it note, and crumple it up and throw it to the floor with lots of flair! Well, while talking about it, I demonstrated how I would crumple that Post-it, and throw it, but then the sticky side of the note got stuck to my hand, It is a post-it after all! I kept trying to throw it off my hand, but it just stuck to me. And my moment of “cool”…. okay….. “Childish cool” just turned to “big dork” which is exactly what I am! My co-worker started laughing so hard, which in turn made me laugh so hard! I almost had an asthma attack, which further indicates what a DORK I am! I laughed so hard I cried and I almost peed! It was a great laugh! A much needed laugh! I need to laugh like that more! I’m still feeling the effects of that laugh!!!! What a great feeling!
