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Part of leveling up from peon to not-quite-sure-but-definitely-not-peon was learning how to talk the part. (Funny sidenote: About ten years to the day ago, I p
by patio11 15y ago
Part of leveling up from peon to not-quite-sure-but-definitely-not-peon was learning how to talk the part.
(Funny sidenote: About ten years to the day ago, I put in a proposal at a particular megacorp to script up something rather than spending $15,000 having the seasonal data entry clerks give themselves carpal tunnel syndrome doing it manually. It was not accepted, and my hands hurt like the dickens for most of the summer.)
- lupatus 15y agoI started wearing a suit and giving screwed-up smiles for answers like the Jim Halpert character on The Office (American version). Everyone at the office thought I was the best thing since sliced bread. * * * It didn't hurt that I accomplished more work than everyone else while socializing more (meaning I went to the office parties/brunches and laughed at the appropriate times).