Last month, fellow Bo' alum Elaine started working in our division and just this week, we had a second new kid, Uzi. This means that I'm no longer the newest and dumbest kid at work. Instead, I have people to instruct. Earlier today, I suggest that Whitecastle stop by Uzi's desk. Unfortunately, Uzi was not there.
Whitecastle: Did you not explain to him that he can't ever leave his desk in case I ever stop by?
Moi: He's entitled to two minutes, it's his birthday today!
Whitecastle: That doesn't matter. You can't leave your desk. See, Elaine? She's sitting at her desk. Perfect. And what are you doing? (standing in the hallway talking to him) Why aren't you-
Moi: I was checking- I'm standing here talking to-
Whitecastle: What kind of example are you setting for these RAs?
I had been so good, and talking back so much less all summer long. And with one empty seat, Uzi brought back the hard times. Damn you, Uzi. His desk wasn't the only place he was absent from today. Being good-natured welcoming folks, we thought it'd be nice, in honor of his first week, that all of us lowly RAs got together and had lunch. We all grabbed our brown bags and headed downstairs... until we realized that Uzi was nowhere to be found. We kept searching through lobbies and Stop&Shop check out lines ("he couldn't have gotten lost... could he? we're just one floor up from the store, where could he be?"), and finally, we placed a call upstairs for help.
Moi: [The secretary] said he's sitting alone in the conference room.
Jen: Why would he do that? Did he not know that we're coming downstairs?
Elaine: ... I don't think anyone told him.
Welcome to the working world, kid. The Faculty better not like you better.
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