As any salaryperson knows, the day just goes downhill at 2pm due to lunchtime fatigue, natural rhythm, etc. I usually try to hold on til 3pm and take a break to walk around and clear my head. Today, I asked the woman who I share an office with if she wanted to take a walk with me. Here is our subsequent conversation.
Me: I'm going to take a walk outside to clear my head with some fresh polluted air. Do you want to join me?
Woman: Do you think that's allowed?
Me: Uhhh yeah. Why wouldn't it be allowed? It's a lovely day and the birds are calling.
Woman: Well, the CEO isn't here today so we should all be working.
Me: I've been working since this morning.
Woman: We should ask for permission.
Me: Are you kidding me?
Woman: Everyone else is working so we shouldn't just leave our desks.
Me: Are you kidding me? I've been sitting since we got back from lunch. This is worse than sitting for 13 hours on an airplane.
Woman: I'll go with you if you get permission.
Me: Fine...I'll tell them to call my cell if anything happens.
I get a confused look and a laugh from the CEO's secretary when I tell her that I'm stepping outside. I start making small talk with this woman, but then...
Woman: We should go back.
Me: Are you kidding me? We haven't even gone around the block.
Woman: We shouldn't leave the office for too long or people are going to think that we're not working. That's how it works in Korea.
Me: If you keep on saying these things, I'm just going to take a walk by myself from now on.
Woman: How could you say something like that?
Me: You're frustrating me and I can't clear my head.
Later on, I found out that she used to work in a Chinese factory for six months. That explains a lot. And it makes me want to shake this place up even more.
Me: I'm going to take a walk outside to clear my head with some fresh polluted air. Do you want to join me?
Woman: Do you think that's allowed?
Me: Uhhh yeah. Why wouldn't it be allowed? It's a lovely day and the birds are calling.
Woman: Well, the CEO isn't here today so we should all be working.
Me: I've been working since this morning.
Woman: We should ask for permission.
Me: Are you kidding me?
Woman: Everyone else is working so we shouldn't just leave our desks.
Me: Are you kidding me? I've been sitting since we got back from lunch. This is worse than sitting for 13 hours on an airplane.
Woman: I'll go with you if you get permission.
Me: Fine...I'll tell them to call my cell if anything happens.
I get a confused look and a laugh from the CEO's secretary when I tell her that I'm stepping outside. I start making small talk with this woman, but then...
Woman: We should go back.
Me: Are you kidding me? We haven't even gone around the block.
Woman: We shouldn't leave the office for too long or people are going to think that we're not working. That's how it works in Korea.
Me: If you keep on saying these things, I'm just going to take a walk by myself from now on.
Woman: How could you say something like that?
Me: You're frustrating me and I can't clear my head.
Later on, I found out that she used to work in a Chinese factory for six months. That explains a lot. And it makes me want to shake this place up even more.
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