G*Star, He-Boss and Pennysaver was going to have a meeting right now. First they were going to sit in the meeting-room, but then they decided to go out – just stand right outside, have a smoke and have the 10 minutes meeting there. As they were going out I adressed myself to G*Star and said: hah. so, you’re going to have the meeting outside. It’s not good enough to be inside. G*Star didn’t respond right away, but He-Boss did. He had apparently heard me saying something, but didn’t hear what exactly I was saying. So he asked me what I’d said. I answered I’d just said something to G*Star, to let him know I hadn’t talked to him. Then G*Star reacted and told He-Boss what I’d said.

Halfway out the door, G*Star told He-Boss and Pennysaver that I had called them.. uhm.. not sure how to translate it into English… let’s say Loonie-smokers / crazy-smokers. I didn’t hear she tell them, but I realised seconds later. He-Boss came into the office again, piercing his eyes on me.

He-boss: have you called us loonie-smokers?
Me: nooo, I haven’t said anything. (trying to sound very convinsing, but with an undertone so they understood I had)

Everybody was laughing now, included the people at the support department.

He-Boss: let’s keep the door open, just as an punishment. (He knows I hate when the door into the office is open because people can’t close it)

He-Boss left, but Pennysaver closed the door.

Funny things do happen at the office as well. It’s not only chaos and bad things around here.

But… did everybody think it was that funny? I’m sure that He-Boss didn’t mind that I’ve called him a loonie-smoker, but I’m not so sure what Pennysaver thinks about it. She can be very… uhm… how to say it.. sensitive about what people thinks of her / call her. When she’d come back from the meeting, she came to me with a piece of paper she thought I needed. She didn’t sound very cheerful… I do say things like that directly to Pennysaver myself some times, but then I choose when and what I say. I’m not sure I want G*Star to say things like that on behalf of me. I want to be in control of the names / remarks I give Pennysaver. I see that I can’t control what others say… so then I just have to control what I say myself.

I can only hope that my remark (that wasn’t meant for her ears) didn’t do that much damage. After all, it was just a silly remark….