work Overheard at work just now

Posted April 22, 2005 • Comments Off on Overheard at work just now

Wendy (playfully perturbed): “Eek! Where’s my granola bar?”

(Silence.)

Wendy (slightly incredulous, slightly less playful): “Someone ate my granola bar?”

Shelley: “Me!”

Wendy: “…you ate my granola bar?”

Shelley (giggling): “I owe you a granola bar.”

Wendy (incredulous, no longer playful): “…”

Wendy (incredibly sarcastic): “I only left it on the table because I’m not allowed to eat it in my office.”

Shelley: “Oh well.”

SO APPARENTLY NOW, NOT ONLY CAN WE NOT EAT AT OUR DESKS—EVEN WENDY, WHO HAS HER OWN OFFICE WITH A DOOR—BUT ANY FOOD WE DO NOT EAT IS FOR SHELLEY’S PERSONAL CONSUMPTION.

I believe Wendy is becoming ensconced on the dark side.

The other day, she was dealing with something on her computer for Shelley, with Shelley leaning over her shoulder. It was something time-sensitive. Something legitimately urgent. Wendy’s phone rang. She did not answer it. She said, “It’ll go to voice mail, and I’ll call them right back.” Shelley leaned over Wendy and hit the speakerphone button on her phone, forcing her to answer.