Getting Hit On While Picking Up Takeout
One night last week we ordered Chinese food for dinner. We called in the order and then I went down to the basement to ride on my exercise bike. After I was done on the bike I showered and went out to pick up the food.
The cashier was a young woman wearing tight sweatpants and a shirt that was probably a size or two too small. This outfit accentuated every curve of her body and obviously drew the eye to certain parts. After an initial glance (because nobody could resist at least a quick look) I looked away and only looked at her when I needed to communicate with her. After all I’m a married man and I just wanted to get my food and go home.
But while she was ringing up my order and charging my credit card I noticed that she was staring at me. I exchanged a couple of glances and smiled politely but felt really uncomfortable. If I were single and ten (maybe 20) years younger I may have been more comfortable. But this girl was probably in high school and I’m well beyond that age (and did I mention that I’m married).
Finally she said “You smell nice”. I’d never gotten that before but I was fresh out of the shower so I couldn’t smell bad.
I politely replied “Thanks” and continued to avoid conversing with her.
She then said “No, I mean you really smell good”.
“I just got out of the shower,” I said, again trying to be polite but not looking for any real conversation.
“What do you use?” she continued.
“Soap.”
“That’s it? Really? Nothing else?”
At this point I was signing the credit card receipt and my food was already on the counter so I threw her a bone. “Old Spice body wash,” I said.
“Oh that must be it”.
“Yes,” I said, “Must be.” I then grabbed my food, said thanks and got out of there.
This wasn’t the first time I had been hit on since I’ve been married but for some reason it made me very uncomfortable. Could it be the age difference? Could it be that I was worried about what other people in the store would think (since the store is only a few blocks from home and I know some of the other patrons that were there)? Could it be that I just found it unprofessional for the cashier to hit on a customer?
I don’t know but I just had to share.
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Conference Call Rules
I have been sitting in on a series of training sessions done via conference
call this week. The sessions are designed to educate partners about
changes being made and new functionality being added in the latest version
of the company’s software. I was amazed at the lack of etiquete displayed
on the part of the partners calling in. So here are a few basic rules to
follow the next time you participate in a conference call:
1 – Keep your phone on mute unless you are actually saying something on the
call. For two days all of our participants were treated to the sound of
one participant breathing heavily into the phone through 3 hours of
training. Today someone had a police scanner on. Any sound made by any
participant can affect the quality of audio overall and obscure the voice
of the speaker.
2 – See rule 1.
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Song of the Day: Jeremy by Pearl Jam
Today’s song of the day is Jeremy by Pearl Jam. I heard this song while stuck in traffic on the way to work this morning.
If you don’t know the song it’s about a boy who commits suicide by shooting himself in front of his high school class. As I grow older it hits me in different ways. I first heard it against the backdrop of several school violence cases, not the least of which was Columbine. But as I have grown older and became a father it’s taken on a whole new meaning for me with regard to the role that Jeremy’s parents played in the story. The following lines are the ones that get me:
Daddy didn’t give attention
Oh, to the fact that mommy didn’t care
Daddy didn’t give affection, no…
And the boy was something that mommy wouldn’t wear
There’s no substitute for the love of a parent. Spend time with your kids. Play with them, teach them, love them. Don’t let your child suffer the tragedy that is Jeremy.
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Dell Says it Will Kill the iPhone!
Google changing strategy and adopting the semantic search model. Dell says it will release an iPhone killer. Oh really? iPhone sued over being used as a book reader. Suse Linux 11 hopes to take over data centers. IBM and Wyse getting together to re-introduce thin client computing. Win7 being changed as expected. Red Hat to be bought by Oracle? More 3D theaters coming soon. Steve Pearlman introduces OnLive. I call it Cloud Gaming.
Click to listen: [audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/12115/episodes/148600/tech5-148600-03-24-2009.mp3]
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Will IBM NOT Buy Sun??
Sony-Ericsson to stay in place. Apple iPhone all over the news with weird stories and gossip. I reveal it here. Microsoft IE8 flopping. People bailing out already! Dell to Buy Palm? Why mot? Al Gore fuss over his speech. I suspect a publicity stunt. IBM Sun deal seems to be fading. Linux World to become Open Source World. Gartner has dire predicton. You will not like what you hear.
Click to listen: [audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/12115/episodes/148471/tech5-148471-03-23-2009.mp3]
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