It was Tuesday.
I was part of a group that was presenting a new change to my company's brand, which required me to change into special t-shirt that was part of the planned theatrics.
To get back to my desk, it requires me to walk down a main 'hallway' which is flanked by banks of low cubes (waist height) on either side. Everyone sitting at their desk can see who is going up and down the aisle.
As I began to walk to the other end of the aisle to get to my desk, the president of our company was at the opposite end of the aisle. He is a guy with a dry sense of humor and likes to make jokes. He smiled at me and seemed to be laughing as the two of us approached each other in the aisle-way.
Since Zoolander is one of my favorite movies, I assumed it was the president's too, and that he was challenging me to a mother f*ckin walk off (as portrayed in today's clip). I began my strut toward him, kind of walking like a weird pony - the way that Miss J teaches all the girls on America's Next Top Model.
As the president approached me he said "Missy, I thought perhaps you could give me one of those shirts" - referring to my new theatrical uniform. I responded to him "oh, I thought you wanted to have a walk off" which left him very puzzled. My face turned red, and a retreated with the chant "uncomfortable" running through my head.
I went and found him a shirt, but by then, he refused, most likely because my earlier behavior was freaking him out.
I raised my profile in one weird way that day.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
It wasn't a mother f*ckin walk off
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As you have found out, assumptions are the mother of all screw-ups.
You should have prayed to "the Great Spirit" prior to your weird pony routine.
Did any of your peers witness this spectacle of misunderstanding?
Hope this week trends upward.
BB
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