12 August 2008

Perceptions

My building's fire alarm went off this afternoon. It was false, but it created chaos anyway. We could see and smell the smoke coming from one of the lower levels. It didn't take long for people to crowd the elevators. Luckily it was just a false alarm and nothing serious went wrong. I was with a few of the company people and most of them seemed pretty collected and were calm. We had lunch together and I got to learn more about other people at work. I found out who were crazy, who hated whom, who looked older than she truly was. What can I say, gossip makes the world go around.

Later this afternoon I talked to one of the VPs whom I thought at first was very distant and unwelcoming. She was actually sympathetic and wise. I wish we spoke sooner and she was my supervisor. It would make a difference.

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