Departmental lunch still in progress ... At Changi hotel's cafe. I'd finished mine long ago and waiting in agony for it to end. The rest are still chatting ... Can't sit, read, work, or anything I like.
Oh Snowy, I feel exactly the same when it concerns family's dinners... I do not eat as much as them and consequently, I often have to wait between the different dishes. They all know that I do not like to waste too much time around a table for feeding, and they often smile at me. I'm already worried/complaining about the coming eve's long long dinners... No way to escape !
Basically, I keep much to myself in office, with occassional chats but I don't join any cliques.
Everyone actually knows that I read books while lunching, and a few had jokingly tried to 'ban' it ...
The lunch dragged 'cos the most senior staff, SVP, was held back at some meetings It was a buffet, so we started first, but everyone waited for her to more or less finish before making a move.
I do watch my intake more carefully, so I restricted what I ate and how much I took. What it meant though is that I was idling while the rest were still gorging themselves over 4th helpings or desserts.
Heck, I even had time to sneak out for a quick walk aroung Changi Village and came back for more idling. The only saving grace was that I could pretend to be so full that I became sleepy.
We carpooled, so no chance of me sneaking back alone.
Not really one for socializing for work?
ReplyDeleteNot aimlessly - no.
ReplyDeleteFair enough - I used to hate networking, but after a while it becomes second nature, and you learn a lot of interesting things in the process.
ReplyDeleteOh Snowy, I feel exactly the same when it concerns family's dinners... I do not eat as much as them and consequently, I often have to wait between the different dishes. They all know that I do not like to waste too much time around a table for feeding, and they often smile at me. I'm already worried/complaining about the coming eve's long long dinners... No way to escape !
ReplyDeleteoh thats easy snowy. Find the prettiest girl in the room then strike up a conversation. Would entertain u for hours.
ReplyDeleteMe too. I dread company dinners, never like D & D..
ReplyDeleteBasically, I keep much to myself in office, with occassional chats but I don't join any cliques.
ReplyDeleteEveryone actually knows that I read books while lunching, and a few had jokingly tried to 'ban' it ...
The lunch dragged 'cos the most senior staff, SVP, was held back at some meetings It was a buffet, so we started first, but everyone waited for her to more or less finish before making a move.
I do watch my intake more carefully, so I restricted what I ate and how much I took. What it meant though is that I was idling while the rest were still gorging themselves over 4th helpings or desserts.
Heck, I even had time to sneak out for a quick walk aroung Changi Village and came back for more idling. The only saving grace was that I could pretend to be so full that I became sleepy.
We carpooled, so no chance of me sneaking back alone.
Fortunately, or not, we were employed for our brains, not looks, at least in the IT department ... :P
ReplyDeleteI felt the same when visiting my grandpa's hometown and eating with the clan ...
ReplyDeleteWonder how you'd take to being in a frontline job... ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhen it's a job, it's not so "aimless" ...
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