Sapphires in Siam
Oct. 27th, 2014 11:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
todayiamadaisyToday I received an email from someone. It began like this:
Hi all, I hope this finds you well (smiley!)
Who writes 'smiley'? Unless his workplace has a style guide that prohibits them, so this is his workaround? Perhaps.
My own workplace is currently doing the 10,000 steps challenge. Part of the workplace, anyway. The part of it that doesn't include me. The co-worker who is coordinating it sent out an email asking if anyone was interested; someone emailed back asking what it was all about; that was the last I heard of it until everyone started wearing pedometers. I think what happened is that she only sent more information to anyone who expressed an interest after her first email, which I didn't, as I was waiting for more information. But I was leaning towards 'no' anyway, so I am not heartbroken about this communication breakdown. It's not that I object to the idea of walking 10,000 steps a day. It's the team aspect. I am not a team player. Not at all. Nor am I very competitive. Team sports and I have nothing to say to each other.
The idea is that those colleagues who are doing the challenge have to walk 10,000 steps (or equivalent) every day for 10 weeks. They have been divided into teams, so the team that does the most steps is the winner. They get... I don't know, the people's ovation and fame forever?
Anyway, some people are taking it seriously. Very seriously. If someone doesn't log her previous day's steps first thing, questions are asked. Some of them get their 10,000 steps in before they get to work for the day. Some of them are walking all their lunch break, then eating once they are back at their desk. Co-worker L does about 30,000 steps each day. She does a spin class, which works out to about 12,000 steps, and she steps from side to side while she's at the photocopier and while she's on the phone and while she's talking to people. The other day, I stopped by her office where she was talking to two other colleagues, and all three of them were hopping from side to side. They're all different heights and they were going at different speeds and that's how I found out it's possible to feel sea sick just standing in an office.
Hi all, I hope this finds you well (smiley!)
Who writes 'smiley'? Unless his workplace has a style guide that prohibits them, so this is his workaround? Perhaps.
My own workplace is currently doing the 10,000 steps challenge. Part of the workplace, anyway. The part of it that doesn't include me. The co-worker who is coordinating it sent out an email asking if anyone was interested; someone emailed back asking what it was all about; that was the last I heard of it until everyone started wearing pedometers. I think what happened is that she only sent more information to anyone who expressed an interest after her first email, which I didn't, as I was waiting for more information. But I was leaning towards 'no' anyway, so I am not heartbroken about this communication breakdown. It's not that I object to the idea of walking 10,000 steps a day. It's the team aspect. I am not a team player. Not at all. Nor am I very competitive. Team sports and I have nothing to say to each other.
The idea is that those colleagues who are doing the challenge have to walk 10,000 steps (or equivalent) every day for 10 weeks. They have been divided into teams, so the team that does the most steps is the winner. They get... I don't know, the people's ovation and fame forever?
Anyway, some people are taking it seriously. Very seriously. If someone doesn't log her previous day's steps first thing, questions are asked. Some of them get their 10,000 steps in before they get to work for the day. Some of them are walking all their lunch break, then eating once they are back at their desk. Co-worker L does about 30,000 steps each day. She does a spin class, which works out to about 12,000 steps, and she steps from side to side while she's at the photocopier and while she's on the phone and while she's talking to people. The other day, I stopped by her office where she was talking to two other colleagues, and all three of them were hopping from side to side. They're all different heights and they were going at different speeds and that's how I found out it's possible to feel sea sick just standing in an office.