Overheard in my office…

So, after the earlier silliness the following took place…

I go home at lunch today, after having slunk back into the office after Blond part 1, and find my son mopping the floor with our housekeeper.  It was so cute I spent a good 15 minutes playing with him.  I then went to check if our internet was back up and running, it wasnt.  Then I took out my knitting and re-started a hat I have been trying to make for the last few days.  I look up and realise I need to go back to work.  I kiss my now sleeping son and head out the door.  I drive to work, pull into my bay and…

Realise I didnt eat any lunch, I clean forgot…

Lets hope that there is no part 3!

Again I find myself amongst the crazy, silly and downright absurd…

I look up from my work and realise its 12:43.  “I’m late! I need to fetch my son!” I shout while grabbing keys, bag and glasses.  I fly down two flights of stairs, pass the receptionist and into my car.  I struggle to take off the gear lock, cursing all the while that my poor son is waiting for me, all alone at school, the last child to be fetched.  I throw the car into gear, pull out the bay…

And realise that my son is safely and happily at home!

Its a school holiday today…

A colleague in another office receives a phone call this morning.

S: Hi RM, how you?

RM: Fine S and you?

S: Good thanks.  Can you please transfer me to SN?

RM: Umm, no. You called me on my cellphone!

I’ve joined the ranks of the Overheard…

Yesterday I was at the laptop with my son on my lap.  He was randomly pushing buttons.  I had a shitkickinglymassive small moment when I realised that my keyboard was no longer working.

I then calmed down to a mild panic and realised that the numbers were working but not the text.

My son had put my NumLock on…

Doh!

R comes to me with a letter in her hand.

R: If I have a letter that references 2008 should I file it in 2008 or in 2010?

B has printed something to the Bizhub, K has gone to photostat something.

K: B, it says there is an error.

B gets up to take a look

B: Yes K, it says replenish paper.

RM (telling the whole office): I am going to XYZ on holiday, the first holiday Ive had in almost 8 years!

R: So are you going to XYZ on holiday or for business?

B: What does Notepad do?

C has created a spreadsheet.  He has sent it to W to finalise.  He is upset because he wanted 150 records and there are only 145.  W tries to explain to him why there are only 145 records when he thought he had given her 150.

W: There are only 145 records because you started on line 6.

C: ?

W: The first 5 lines are not part of the records, they are headings and blank lines.

C: ?

W: Look at the document, lines 1 – 5 are headings, blank lines and subheadings.  Now, look at line 6, that is the first record.

C: But if I scroll down to the end it says 150 lines, so why are there only 145 records.

W: Because the first 5 lines are not records…

C: ?

E works in the office next to us, she came into our office this morning with a magazine.  She wanted to show us the photo shoot her great nephew had done for a popular clothing brand.  She shows it to me and R.

E: Isn’t he divine?  We are so proud of him.

R: He is so good looking! Is he gay?