Apparently, the guy doesn’t have much importance in that office. How else to explain the fact that he was gone for a week and Cathy didn’t even notice?
There was a recent incident in Stone Soup where Val really felt overwhelmed by everything, and would have liked to take the day off. A co-worker suggested to Val that it was ok to go ahead. She pointed out that another co-worker, who had a sign on his desk saying he was in a meeting, had actually sent her a postcard while he was away. You couldn’t read what it said, but you didn’t have to: The picture on the back showed a palm tree, blue ocean, bright sun….
So evidently it’s not unusual for it not to be noticeable when someone is away for a while….
Considering some of the places I’ve worked at, their standards of competence would certainly allow a person’s absence not to be noticed.
ABComic about 13 years ago
Vacation well-spent…
NE1956 about 13 years ago
Hmmmm. And he does what for this company? Cathy, back away slowly from the crazy person.
lightenup Premium Member about 13 years ago
Haven’t you noticed, Aaron? This company must be part of the dot-com era when so many had jobs and did very little. Ahh, those were the days… ;-)
jmersnga about 13 years ago
Susan, this was circa 1999 / 2000, yes I do.
Gretchen's Mom about 13 years ago
Apparently, the guy doesn’t have much importance in that office. How else to explain the fact that he was gone for a week and Cathy didn’t even notice?
RinaFarina about 13 years ago
There was a recent incident in Stone Soup where Val really felt overwhelmed by everything, and would have liked to take the day off. A co-worker suggested to Val that it was ok to go ahead. She pointed out that another co-worker, who had a sign on his desk saying he was in a meeting, had actually sent her a postcard while he was away. You couldn’t read what it said, but you didn’t have to: The picture on the back showed a palm tree, blue ocean, bright sun….
So evidently it’s not unusual for it not to be noticeable when someone is away for a while….
Considering some of the places I’ve worked at, their standards of competence would certainly allow a person’s absence not to be noticed.