At church today:
Moi: I like your shoes. Where'd you get them?
Anna: DSW.
Sam: You never know what you'll find in the sales section!
Anna: These were not on sale...
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At "journal club":
Jennifer: I try to use humor to relate to my staff and seem approachable. But I don't know if it works.
Nicole: It works for me. I use gifs or emojis when I text my staff.
Noll: Maybe [instead of working on staff managing, Jennifer] should work on your humor. Maybe you're just not funny.
Maybe it's because professional developments are dull, or it was 8:30am and so unexpected, but Noll's pronouncement of someone else not being funny was the funniest thing I heard that week.
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It should be noted that the more things change (I finish school, grow up, get a real job), the more things stay the same (I have a smart-mouthed mentor). On Friday, I went back to my office (nearly two years in and the novelty still hasn't worn off) to find this posted at my door:
Getting gently trolled by a mentor. Why yes, I've been here before.
