It's my favorite day of the work week once again Nutties - join me in saying hello to our good friend FRIDAY! Sometimes I find it difficult to come into work every day during the summer months - I would much rather be outside enjoying the beautiful weather! That being said, the last time I checked I am not independently wealthy, so here I am on a beautiful summer day surrounded by nut jobs!
The big event for today was the arrival of our newest employee John. He officially starts on Monday, but he was coming in today to sign his new employee paperwork and to join us for lunch. The Boss thought this would give everyone the opportunity to meet and spend some time with our new colleague. Now, most of us had already met John when he came in recently (and also when he showed up unexpectedly just to say "hi"). For this story, I need to describe what John looked like when we previously had made his acquaintance. John looked to be about 45 years old, medium height, stocky build with salt and pepper (more on the salt side) hair and a goatee. Now, this description was what he looked like when we originally met him. The original description of our colleague has changed a bit from who actually walked into our offices today.
Around 11:30 AM, the door opened and a man walked in. At quick glance, he looked familiar, but at the same time, different. OMG - it was John and he didn't look like I remembered him! John still had the same medium, stocky build but now his hair and goatee was so dark black that it almost had a blue hue to it. It looked like he had a fight with a container of shoe polish and definitely was on the losing side! I immediately did a double take and had a hard time believing what I was seeing. This man, who had salt and pepper hair, now resembled the goth guy who works at the local coffee shop. What the hell is going on with this weirdo?
When I tell you that words could not accurately describe the look on The Boss' face when he saw John, I am not exaggerating, but I will try! First there was confusion (do I know you), recognition (yup, I know you), puzzlement (what is going on with you), shock (did you really dye your hair so black it looks blue), disgust (yes, you did dye your hair so black it is blue) and then back to confusion. All of these looks passed across The Boss' face in a matter of a second or two - it was awesome to see!
John signed his new employee paperwork and we all sat down for lunch. He did most of the talking and it was mostly about himself (he just keeps getting better and better). After two hours we all had work that needed to get done, but John just wasn't getting the hint that it was time to go. So finally, The Boss speaks up and said "John, I think it's time to go..see you on Monday." Next thing we know, John is gone!
Don't worry, I have no doubt our newest goth nuttie will be here bright and early on Monday morning. Yup, it's going to be an interesting ride with this weirdo! Enjoy your weekend!
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