All good things must come to an end...
We always wondered what the government review of our office would be and whether the government would accept the recommendations. It had been a cloud floating over everyone's heads. Some I suspect even went on leave without pay for a year to take on another job in fear anticipation of the worst outcome.
Well, today we found out.
Maybe it would be good to start from the beginning...
In the morning I went down to the cafe toget breakfast see falafel girl. Breakfast was actually a large part of it though, I just felt it was too hot to have my oatmeal. Anyway, when I went down I was looking for something other than the bacon and egg wrap, so as I approached I was studying the menu, but she was at the counter and I avoided any eye contact and kept looking for something appealing on the menu.
She walked away and I ended up being served by a blonde girl. I also ended up just getting a bacon and egg wrap as I didn't see anything else that was good. Falafel girl walked by and looked at me and I said good morning.
She was laying out some bread in the counter for display and I 'fantasised' about her making my wrap instead of the blonde girl. Then, the next thing I knew, she was in front of me making my wrap. Wow. I didn't know what to say, and after a few moments of silence, I managed to ask "no smoked salmon today?" because where the smoked salmon was normally kept was empty.
She said there was and nonchalantly turned around to indicate that it was behind her. I said I'd come back later for it and she asked "today?" and I said yes.
Come lunch time, the plan was to grab a sandwich and read Matt's book (long overdue). However, the gambling bug got to me, and even though it was bloody 35 degrees, I still somehow managed to walk all the way to the casino.
I went to a table where some Asian man was playing, and looked at the score board - 11/14 spins had landed in the 0-3 section. My god. So naturally, after sitting out the first spin, I bet on 0-3 section and won. I then waited it out again and saw it was starting to even out with 1-2 so I played some outside bets and then won on a 1-2. One more outside bet win netted me a $200 gain so I left with that.
I walked back to my building and went to grab a sandwich. Falafel girl greeted me and asked if I wanted the usual and I said yes. She asked if I wanted butter and I said yes. When she came back to the counter she asked "onions?" and at first I was thinking "damn, she's forgotten what I want?" but then I think she was just trying to trick me. I told her what I wanted forgetting tomatoes and she reminded me lol.
As she was making it, I said "it's very hot out there" and I could sense a bit of a change in her, like she was happy I started a conversation. She said she liked hot and asked what my office was like, and I said it was very cold. I said she was lucky to be in here and not outside, and she said "I'm hot too" and pointed to the mini oven behind her.
As usual, when she handed me my sandwich and change, we made eye contact which just maybe seemed to suggest there was a little bit more there.
When I returned to my room, I saw an email from HR saying there would be a meeting at 2pm to discuss what the government was planning. This got everyone on a bit of an edge. I went down with Alex and we talked a bit about what possible outcomes there could be.
Mob gave the talk and told us the government had decided to create a new agency to start in 2017. My first thought was, well at least I'll have a job for another year. But what I really wanted to know was, would it simply be a name change, or would be actually have to apply for the new agency? And if so, would it be a mere facade or a proper recruitment process?
This job has been too good to me. Being paid six figures to do almost nothing at times. I knew it had to come to an end.
All good things must come to an end.
Well, today we found out.
Maybe it would be good to start from the beginning...
In the morning I went down to the cafe to
She walked away and I ended up being served by a blonde girl. I also ended up just getting a bacon and egg wrap as I didn't see anything else that was good. Falafel girl walked by and looked at me and I said good morning.
She was laying out some bread in the counter for display and I 'fantasised' about her making my wrap instead of the blonde girl. Then, the next thing I knew, she was in front of me making my wrap. Wow. I didn't know what to say, and after a few moments of silence, I managed to ask "no smoked salmon today?" because where the smoked salmon was normally kept was empty.
She said there was and nonchalantly turned around to indicate that it was behind her. I said I'd come back later for it and she asked "today?" and I said yes.
Come lunch time, the plan was to grab a sandwich and read Matt's book (long overdue). However, the gambling bug got to me, and even though it was bloody 35 degrees, I still somehow managed to walk all the way to the casino.
I went to a table where some Asian man was playing, and looked at the score board - 11/14 spins had landed in the 0-3 section. My god. So naturally, after sitting out the first spin, I bet on 0-3 section and won. I then waited it out again and saw it was starting to even out with 1-2 so I played some outside bets and then won on a 1-2. One more outside bet win netted me a $200 gain so I left with that.
I walked back to my building and went to grab a sandwich. Falafel girl greeted me and asked if I wanted the usual and I said yes. She asked if I wanted butter and I said yes. When she came back to the counter she asked "onions?" and at first I was thinking "damn, she's forgotten what I want?" but then I think she was just trying to trick me. I told her what I wanted forgetting tomatoes and she reminded me lol.
As she was making it, I said "it's very hot out there" and I could sense a bit of a change in her, like she was happy I started a conversation. She said she liked hot and asked what my office was like, and I said it was very cold. I said she was lucky to be in here and not outside, and she said "I'm hot too" and pointed to the mini oven behind her.
As usual, when she handed me my sandwich and change, we made eye contact which just maybe seemed to suggest there was a little bit more there.
When I returned to my room, I saw an email from HR saying there would be a meeting at 2pm to discuss what the government was planning. This got everyone on a bit of an edge. I went down with Alex and we talked a bit about what possible outcomes there could be.
Mob gave the talk and told us the government had decided to create a new agency to start in 2017. My first thought was, well at least I'll have a job for another year. But what I really wanted to know was, would it simply be a name change, or would be actually have to apply for the new agency? And if so, would it be a mere facade or a proper recruitment process?
This job has been too good to me. Being paid six figures to do almost nothing at times. I knew it had to come to an end.
All good things must come to an end.
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