Every day brings some kind of hilarity at the office, of the commonly deemed 'workplace inappropriate' kind to North Americans. The best part is, these moments are most frequently taking place in actual meetings. The topics of conversation never cease to amaze me and make me have to try not to laugh out loud. I get no end of enjoyment out of these daily goings on and usually I'm immediately on IM or email to share these gems with Danielle and others in the NYC office. Still, I have found myself somewhat taken aback in some cases - I guess some things take awhile to get used to.
Some of my favorite examples:
Friday - In marketing meeting, discussing Channel marketing plan and our "PLAN A" approach while I'm here for 6 months. Colleague brings up "PLAN B" which is finding Brooke a Brazilian husband so I won't leave the country. Excellent. Ongoing conversation ensues about potential candidates for my future betrothed. Okay, that one is tame but still funny, granted.
Thursday of last week before Carnaval - In meeting with 2 Channel managers discussing their territory coverage, quotas and the like. Conversation moves to Carnaval and of course my imminent trip to Salvador. The guys proceed to demonstrate to me what men may attempt to do to me at Carnaval (involves sound effects, tongue demonstration and all sorts of sexual inuendo not at all subtely acted out). WOW.
[NB: Mom, none such things actually happened! ;-)]
And, taking the cake, (this one has been widely circulated already), one of my bosses kicks off his Sales meeting with a little video as a starter to get things going. It's a Deniro clip from some old movie. Questionable/sexist motivational value and ragingly inappropriate. You just can't make this shit up. I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdG_VOweHTw
(I'm sure there will be more regular posts on this same topic).
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