Sometimes I think of little things that I want to write about, while I'm at work, but they wouldn't necessarily deserve an entire post. This one goes out to them...
- Now I know I work in an office with like 900 people or something, so I don't expect to know everyone's name or anything. But if you're walking down the hall alone, and you meet someone, wouldn't the polite thing to do be to say hello, or at least smile? You wouldn't believe the people that look at the ground when I smile at them, or just keep walking when I say hello. At times, I've thought of just throwing in the towel and not doing either, but that feels so awkward...
- Why does it have to be like 50 degrees in our suite of this building? I mean the rest of the building seems to be toasty warm, but seriously, as I type this, my fingers feel like they're halfway to hypothermia. The silver lining is that I've been able to wear a lot of my "hot" (think temperature) stuff, that I usually can't stand because I hate being hot (much more than being cold). So I've gotten a lot of usage out of those fleece sweatshirts, and wool sweaters, so I guess that's alright.
- I've been bringing pretty much the same thing to work for lunch every day since we moved to this new building, some sort of microwave soup or beef stew, some yogurt, chips and a coke. How is it that the people that make these soup and yogurt containers can't figure out how to make a top that doesn't splatter everywhere when you remove it? I've learned that I need to put the soup on the counter and hold it as far away from me as possible, but it still seems to make it somewhere on my shirt, and undeniably on the counter...same with the yogurt. They must be the same people that think the "press here to open" notches actually work on the shells 'n cheese boxes. (has anyone ever really pressed those open using only their fingers?)
- We have to use badges to get into the building or into a specific suite and I totally get that, I think it's a great thing. But, what happens when you're walking out of the building and someone else is walking in. They didn't bother to get their badge out because they see you coming. So am I supposed to walk out and close the door behind behind me, in their face (can you imagine how rude and kind of funny that would be)? I always hold it open for them, but as I walk away I hope that I don't hear the faint sound of gun shots and screaming. They'd look back at the security tapes to find me practically inviting this gun-wielding stranger into our building.
Well that's all I can think of for now, feel free to add your own in the comments...