Work has sent me on a 3 day training course: Foundations of Staff Security. Sounds fun right?
The training was arranged by one of our officers, who is also new and has become a good friend (same friend who witnessed Hairy Khan).
This is the text message conversation that transpired between the two of us on Day 1 of training:
This is the text message conversation that transpired between the two of us on Day 1 of training:
(reprinted without her permission but I doubt she'll mind)
To: her
From: me
8:46am
U didn't warn me that the trainer would be cute. No evidence of a wedding ring either. Shokran! Will take a few more mins to get ready tomorrow morning!
(Author's note: Shokran is Arabic for 'thank you')
From: her
To: me
8:52am
Sometimes a girl needs a surprise! CONCENTRATE ON WHAT HE'S SAYING!
From: me
To: her
8:54
Ok mom
From: me
To: her
1:12pm
Nevermind...he just asked me out. No need to look fancy tomorrow!
From: her
To: me
1:15pm
WHAT?... How do you do it woman? You need to give me your secret!
Thank you Work. Though our organizational culture tries desperately to remove all barriers between work and life, I seem to have found a loophole.
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