Oh me, oh my …
Poor Amanda is currently hiding under her desk, writhing in anguished despair, squealing that she's never been so embarrassed in her life.
Let me enlighten you as to why …
We have a couple of newbies in the office who started on Friday; Caroline and Andy.
When I say "newbies", they are in their forties and I don't think either of them has even seen a computer before.
Friday for Old Dive was like a non-stop interrogation carried out by dumb people armed with a list of the stupidest questions in the world.
What I needed (desperately) was our interactive training DVD to sit them in front of.
Was it anywhere to be found?
Was it buggery!
It turned out that Amanda (herself only a few weeks into her training) had been using it at home in a commendable attempt to learn her job in her own time.
All very splendid except that the thing was still in her laptop drive at her house.
So …
Friday night, she goes home, presses eject, stuffs the DVD into an envelope and puts it in her bag.
This morning she hands it to Caroline who loads it up onto her computer and - with the rest of us sitting around watching, proceeds to entertain us with a hardcore lesbian movie …
Today we learned something new about our Amanda.
As well as the fact that she can turn redder than a beetroot and squeal rather a lot.
She promises to bring the training disc in tomorrow.
And to buy herself a CD writer pen and write on the stupid things.
In the meantime, Mike and Andy are sipping coffee and watching the lesbian movie and Amanda is now sitting at her desk with her head in her hands.
I love my job.
26 comments:
What a great story. Just hilarious and very squirmy indeed. I feel for her. Not literally of course.
Ew, Lynn! Hee hee.
The poor girl has seen the funny side now, though she's still bright red and avoiding everyone's gaze.
Oh, the poor woman. I'm glad she can see the humor in it, though. It's pretty funny. It's classic sitcom script material. hee hee
She's recovered pretty well now and has agreed that if you're going to come out as gay in the office, you might as well do it in style.
What a fabulous yarn, old son. One should invest in a big screen and give the girl a pay rise.
Training is so important in an industry such as this.
Lynn's comment could be amongst the Comments of the Year. My, what rolls off the tongue !!
HA! I snorted my coffee through my nose when I read this! Love it!
At this point, she can't really embarass herself much more...it will be smooth sailing from here on in!
Oh - tell her i don't think badly of her for making such an embarrassing gaff. After all we girls stick together. ... Well, some more than others of course....
ok sorry i'll stop. he he.
Heh, heh Lynn...that was good!
DOH!!!!!
My husband enjoyed THAT one!
Why doesn't this ever happen where I work?
Although, when I was a nurse's aide, the staff once walked in on a pregnant midget giving her 6'5" boyfriend a blow-job in the bathroom.
She didn't seem the least bit embarassed. Just annoyed that the bathroom door lock apparently didn't work.
So, are the straight guys in your office making copies? Nobody appreciates lesbian porn quite like straight guys.
So..um...what did you see in the film??
Just curious....
Send it my way when you guys are done with it. ;))
Monsieur B: I did suggest wheeling in the big plasma screen but poor Amanda was suffering terribly at that point (she soon got over it when she realised how cool she has suddenly become).
Shazza: She has already become a heroine to the other girls (and of course the subject of much immature giggling and suggestions from the perv contingent among the men).
Lynn: I shall never be afraid to shock you again after that one. Brilliant!
Katherine: Men! Huh!
T: They sound an interesting couple. And yes, some of the guys made copies. Not me though; that kind of thing has never really appealed (sad but true).
Maria: Since you ask (hee hee) it was a bunch of short movies she had downloaded from some subscription "made by women for women" site. Lots of moaning and … er … other stuff (mostly slurping noises) that from time to time throughout the day would suddenly boom forth from one of the guys' speakers to the accompaniment of much adolescent mirth.
Rich: If I'd made a copy myself you'd be more than welcome to it.
Dive - please tell Amanda she's an interntational sensation! I've shared this story with everyone I know!
Squeee! How lucky for her that you refer to her as "our Amanda" and that it seems that not only did she come out in style, she came out in an office with some style and class. Bravo! Or rather, Brava!
Yes, indeed. As the day wore on Amanda has become a star in the office and when I left for home she seemed pretty happy with the course of events.
Good for her.
damm, i wish i had read this earlier today, sugar! i really could have used a laugh like this earlier! ^5 amanda and also to the rest of your crew over there. xoxoxo
(note to self: stop here FIRST in the morning, THEN check email)
Definately a great way to come out.
Like Rich said, a copy would be brilliant!
Too funny!!
But I must point out that here in the US, this incident would likely lead to reprimand, disciplinary probation and perhaps dismissal. Plus mandatory counseling and perhaps a stint in rehab. ;^D
I'm glad to find out I'm not the only grown woman who looks at a little porn. Tell Amanda we're all doing it. :)
He-Who-Doesn't-Blog and i have been rolling on the floor - with laughter not other stuff!!!! How embarrassing to say the least. Are you going to put the highlights on your blog?????
Doesn't practically everyone in the world look at porn? I mean, at some point, some 13 year old kid probably brings a girlie mag on the bus or some such thing, at the very least. And most guys I know like the visual stimulation. Hell, most women I know like some of it. If nothing else, it's interesting and often funny as hell!
This kind of day makes that commute entirely worth it. Wouldn't you say? Err..more worth it anyway. I wonder what todays training video will be about. Hmmmm...:D
he he ! No i don't shock easily, mind you i haven't seen that DVD of hers.
Savannah: I'm sorry I had nothing for you today. WAY too busy!
Vic: You're incorrigible.
Lulu: Most of our senior management comprises of "large women in comfortable shoes" and they've been giggling like kids all day.
Kate: Absolutely! The DVD has been as popular with the girls as with the boys (including senior management).
Jules: I've not seen it and I'm certainly not going to start my own lesbian porn site. Hee hee.
Katherine: I'm not a fan of porn at all, but I confess that what I HAVE seen is so pathetically funny and unerotic that I'd never get a stiffy from it.
Shan: Today's training video was far more interesting; it was all about programming in 3D.
Hey! Stop yawning!
Lynn: Neither have I. Hey ho.
Way to go Amanda! See? She knows how to endear herself to her workmates. Good going!
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