Tammi's World

I Scared Him Off

We moved into the new building at work on Monday. Wow. WOW. It's really nice. Actually, nicer than any office I've worked in, and honestly, that's saying something.

And it's all new construction. Brand spanking new. New carpets, new counters, new desks, even the damned warehouse is pretty impressive. Flat screen TVs mounted on the walls every where you turn. Sitting areas with couch's as an alternative to meeting rooms. Oh, we have meeting rooms - complete with screens for video conferencing. Like I said. Very cool.

But with new construction there are a few bumps. Like no coffee. None. The plumber didn't show up over the weekend to hook the water up and that machine is all we got in the entire facility.

Think about that for just a moment. Me. No coffee. Yeah, not so good.

So finally on Tuesday I heard a rumor the plumber was there. I grab my coffee mug and head to the refreshment area. Coming down the hall I see the plumber. I stop and said (ok, it came out a holler, but I thought I was using my inside voice) "Are you the plumber?"

He looks up, actual fear in his eyes. "Yes Ma'am."

"Are you fixin' THIS?" (pointing to the coffee machine)

"Yes Ma'am."

"Dude, You ROCK!!!!" (walking over and givin' him five)

Folks, he actually flinched. He thought I was going to hit him.

Finally he realized what I was doin', smiled and joined it.

However, when I left yesterday there was still no coffee.

I sure hope I didn't scare him off. That probably wouldn't look too good on my performance review.

Posted by Tammi at December 13, 2006 05:30 AM | TrackBack