"Pulling an All-Nighter" and its embarrassing double meaning!
Posted on 09/13/2006 by the cynic
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This didn't happen to me, but to a coworker from long ago, let's call her Melissa. We were working at the company for close to a year as temps, almost finished with our term, when she started dating one of the permanent guys, let's call him Jim. Very nice guy and I guess she figured since her term was up soon, they could date without too many professional boundaries being breached.
It was an open floor where you could easily see people coming and going, and there were 2 exits. One exit obviously went to the train to Melissa's and my neighborhood. The other obviously faced the train to Jim's hometown. So, Melissa and Jim generally left at different exits after work.
Now, we had a lot of gossipy about-to-retire ladies who were highly bored and would start all SORTS of rumors about EVERYONE, including one about how I apparently had a pot problem because my contacts would get red. So, you can imagine how juicy things got when these 2 got together.
As subtle as they tried to keep it, one night Jim went out Melissa's exit. I don't think he was even going to her house, just to a store across the street or something, but boy did that set those ladies off!! Laughing, giggling like teens, and making all sorts of comments about Melissa that implied whorishness. They were loving it.
The next day when Jim came to work, one of the ladies started being faux-friendly and asked, "So Jim, how have things been lately?"
Jim made the mistake of saying, "Oh just fine--I'm just so tired. Last night I practically pulled an all-nighter so I am beat."
Uh-oh--As SOON as Jim was gone, the lady let out the largest "WHOOOO!!!!!!!" and got all heads turning. "He pulled an all-nighter. I wonder with WHOOOOM? WHOOOOOO!"
Of course nobody really cared, but as it turned out, Jim had not gone to Melissa's at all--he had gone to order food and later returned to pull a very late night at the office.
Never go public about dating a coworker even if you're a temp; it will only come back to embarrass you.
POST A COMMENTthe cynic(09/13/2006)
So "drug" is a restricted word or phrase? Isn't that a little bit strict? changed to "pot."
the confessor(09/13/2006)
Too bad he didn't ask one of the blue-hairs to "pull his all-nighter"...
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