Dear 2:40 AM,
I didn't even know you existed (except for the rare case of the flu). And this morning, I greeted you so that I could get down to work on a film set.
I hope we don't meet again any time soon.
Regards,
Emery
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Prankster
I'm not sure when it happened.
At my last job, I became known as the prankster. The one who would instigate any and all pranks. I don't know if that's true. But I do have a bit of a mischievous side.
When I started work at my new job, I had transferred from one department in my company to another. I was working with people who were closer in my age. I assumed that pranks were encouraged.
My boss (who was only a few months older than me) had a habit of leaving his computer unlocked. So while walking by, I would check to see if he was there. If he wasn't, I would stop in and send some random email to an unsuspecting member of our team. A rather harmless email... that would cause some confusion. He never learned. This happened three or four times.
My favorite prank though came on April Fools' Day. He and I had my annual review with my salary raise (and it was a generous raise). There had been talk that another department was looking for someone and they had begun to ask me to apply for the new position. I went up to my boss' office and said we need to chat. I told him that the new department had offered me a job and I was going to take it.
We sat for a good 15 seconds. His face turned pale. He was speechless (which was unheard of for him).
I couldn't take the feeling of discomfort.
"April Fool's!" I laughed.
It took him another 10 seconds to register what had just happened.
That story made it around our group as the best payback the boss ever had (considering that he was a major prankster, it only seems appropriate that he was taken down by a better one).
But I'm still waiting for the day that I can play this prank on someone:
You better watch out if you're my co-worker....
At my last job, I became known as the prankster. The one who would instigate any and all pranks. I don't know if that's true. But I do have a bit of a mischievous side.
When I started work at my new job, I had transferred from one department in my company to another. I was working with people who were closer in my age. I assumed that pranks were encouraged.
My boss (who was only a few months older than me) had a habit of leaving his computer unlocked. So while walking by, I would check to see if he was there. If he wasn't, I would stop in and send some random email to an unsuspecting member of our team. A rather harmless email... that would cause some confusion. He never learned. This happened three or four times.
My favorite prank though came on April Fools' Day. He and I had my annual review with my salary raise (and it was a generous raise). There had been talk that another department was looking for someone and they had begun to ask me to apply for the new position. I went up to my boss' office and said we need to chat. I told him that the new department had offered me a job and I was going to take it.
We sat for a good 15 seconds. His face turned pale. He was speechless (which was unheard of for him).
I couldn't take the feeling of discomfort.
"April Fool's!" I laughed.
It took him another 10 seconds to register what had just happened.
That story made it around our group as the best payback the boss ever had (considering that he was a major prankster, it only seems appropriate that he was taken down by a better one).
But I'm still waiting for the day that I can play this prank on someone:
You better watch out if you're my co-worker....
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Saturday Stories: Stud Finder
I used to work with a boss who was only two months older than me.
In fact, most of our team is right around the same age (sometimes in maturity age, but mostly in real time age).
Our meetings were often filled with humor, loads of sarcasm, and a pinch of wit.
One of my favorite co-workers, Mike, had recently purchased a house. He mentioned that he needed to go purchase a stud finder to secure a bookcase to the wall.
Boss Jake pulled out some of that wit and said, "Emery will need to borrow that after you're done with it."
We all looked at him as if he had spoken a foreign language. Jake quickly added, "Emery may need some help finding a real stud since she's been having some trouble in that area..."
Oh, good one, Jake. A STUD finder.
Although, about now, I'm wishing that such a thing really existed.
Maybe then, I wouldn't have to spend 15 minutes of my work-day looking over comics drawn by a young man who is watching me read these comics and judging my reactions.
But I supposed that's a story for another Saturday...
In fact, most of our team is right around the same age (sometimes in maturity age, but mostly in real time age).
Our meetings were often filled with humor, loads of sarcasm, and a pinch of wit.
One of my favorite co-workers, Mike, had recently purchased a house. He mentioned that he needed to go purchase a stud finder to secure a bookcase to the wall.
Boss Jake pulled out some of that wit and said, "Emery will need to borrow that after you're done with it."
We all looked at him as if he had spoken a foreign language. Jake quickly added, "Emery may need some help finding a real stud since she's been having some trouble in that area..."
Oh, good one, Jake. A STUD finder.
Although, about now, I'm wishing that such a thing really existed.
Maybe then, I wouldn't have to spend 15 minutes of my work-day looking over comics drawn by a young man who is watching me read these comics and judging my reactions.
But I supposed that's a story for another Saturday...
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