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One of our staff members is moving out of state when she leaves this week. This has led to a couple of events for me personally, including the whole "Catering for twenty" thing where the caterer was totally on time but totally forgot to deliver two of the sandwiches, necessitating an apology to the sandwichless and sending them out for lunch on our corporate credit card. (And also a stern lecture to the caterers and a refund of some money).

I feel bad for Coworker Awkward, who was one of the people whose sandwich never arrived, but he bore up well and we had the most coherent conversation I think we ever have.

Me: So, I don't think your sandwich is coming.
Coworker Awkward: It's okay. I had a good lunch anyway!
Me: The thing is, they can't get hold of their driver, so they have no way of getting the sandwiches here.
Coworker Awkward: Hasn't it been like two hours? Where did he go?
Me: Well, he had that "just coming off meth" look about him.
Coworker Awkward: We may never see him again.
Me: I can only hope.

I also was the recipient of our departing staff member's plant, which means my cubicle is beginning to look a little bit like I'm re-creating a rainforest. I don't know what kind of plant he is, but I've named him Archie.

Comments

[emyrldlady.livejournal.com]

I kinda fell a little bit in love when you named the Orchid Nero, but now... Archie *sigh* even more so.

[dreamwaffles.livejournal.com]

If you post a photo of the new plant, I'm sure the Cafe can identify it. :D

Important features: leaf shape and pattern, and if there's a flower, a closeup of the flower.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Agreed! Plus, foliage pretty.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

That's my plan! But taking pictures needs to wait for a subtle moment so my podmates don't look at me like I'm nuts.

[illian.livejournal.com]

As opposed to all the other reasons they do so?

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, amongst my working group, I have a reputation for being the sane one who can offer sensible solutions to problems.

[dreamwaffles.livejournal.com]

It's like having a secret identity sometimes, isn't it? :D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Much of the time :D Especially when something huge happens in my online life and I'm all, welp, can't tell my colleagues...

[dreamwaffles.livejournal.com]

You could explain it with macros...

[vivichick.livejournal.com]

Welcome, Archie!

[bbm-got-me-good.livejournal.com]

How can you tell that your plants are male?

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can't. Basically I call them "he" because I gave them boy names.

[bbm-got-me-good.livejournal.com]

It sounds like the only sensible way of determining anyone's gender :)

[darkbunny.livejournal.com]

Unless their name is Alex. ;P

[(Anonymous)]

Or Sam:)

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

I love coworker awkward. I have to admit that sometimes when somebody compliments my outfit or hair or whatever at work I think to myself 'that's the way I...came here..."

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

LOL!