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AFK

off to a meeting

Ok, this is funny... (from Reddit)

So I am a lowly office worker in a large office space. The space is set up like a typical office where the cubicles are in the middle of the room and the offices are on the edges. I work at a research institution with several research centers (think departments) and I am a cubicle worker.

Behind me, in an office, is a fairly high up research scientist in a different research center. He's at about the same level as my bosses bosses boss (but is not my direct superior) and it has gone to his head. This guy has kind of a reputation for being an ass and arrogant, but luckily I don't have to work work him because our paths of research don't cross. But this man does have an awful habit of hosting about 4-5 meeting is his office each day and he never, ever closes his door. This man is already naturally loud, but add to this 4-5 additional people and a conference call, it can be really hard to concentrate on my own work.

I've politely asked him to close his door because it makes the whole space loud, but it didn't change his behavior. I went to my center director about it, but there's not much she can do given that we share a floor in the building. She doesn't make the rules. So aside from going to The VP of the company, I'm SOL.

I asked around for advice and a colleague said that she had a similar problem with a research scientist and she would simply get up and close his door and he would usually apologize. Not thinking it would work, I decided to try anyway.

The next time he had a meeting (that same day), I quietly got up and closed his door while mouthing "sorry!" As he was on his call. The moment his meeting ended, he came out and told me that I shouldn't ever close his office door without asking.

Fair enough. I get it. I'll ask.

For about a week, during every single meeting he had, I would loudly enter his office and say "Hi David, sorry to interrupt, but would you mind if I closed your door while you are in this meeting?" This happened close to 15 times in one week until lo and behold, David starts to close his door before his meetings start. But not before I interrupted a meeting with the VP of research, a reporter, and his grant advisory panel.

I guess some problems just solve themselves!

Ha!

Yup...some uppity-ups need trainin'!

Ignore this roll

/roll 3

What roll?

Oh, Brekke. Games of subtlety were never your strong suit.

/roll 4

/roll 6

Charisma plus leadership

Erk...okay, hang on, let me get the sheet....

If you want to spend a WP to drive it home feel free 🙂

Sure, she's got balefire, why not.

/roll noexplode 5

Bunking for Fugue. What's the roll?

Either Manipulation plus Fae, or levels in Chicanery plus Fae, which ever is higher 🙂

got my own roll to make though

/roll 8

ok. 🙂 Oh you go ahead

She's got Fae 2, can she affect him?

/roll noexplode 5 with willpower burn

Yes she can

And I'm assuming Vali did tell Chief and Frank 🙂

Yup, almost certainly.

/roll noexplode 5

ohhhh

Can she read these? She's only got Prop 1 or Fae 2. These aren't Nature.

That is, she's trying to Willow Whisper them.

Yes, but because she needs Fae 3 she'll have to spend one temp glamour

Done.

/roll noexplode 6

...Zara really regrets not freeing more

Can't free em all at once

unless you're abe

Now I'm picturing Zara in a stovepipe hat and beard.

ha

Enjoying the show so far folks? 🙂