Work demands and old officemates

On my way to the office this morning, I over heard two passengers sharing some thoughts about their respective offices.

I sat in the middle seat of the public utility transport. Behind my section are four other passengers, two on each side facing the other two. The persons talking are in that rear section. One is behind me facing her friend who is seated behind the person at the opposite end of the four-seater middle section that is facing forward where I am seated.

One girl shared that "if you do what needs to be done, they won't bother you" and "it (workload)will all depend on the client. One client has lots of branches (sic) they have a lot to do."

The other agreed and shared "one of our clients pulled out."

I cannot really discern from which offices they work for but it appears to me they are account executives.

One of them later added "he is old and we call him grandpa. He is nearing retirement and he said he will work on his garden when he retires" and ended with "there are a lot of old people in our office."

Her friend behind me shared "it seems that your office is full of senior employees nearing retirement."

They did not mean anything negative about their senior co-workers but they might be wondering if they will feel the same when they get to that age.

Best position

On my way to work today I just realized that in order to pick-up commuter chatter, one must be placed well in the middle of the group.

While riding shotgun with another passenger, I heard chatter from the rear of the vehicle that I cannot discern. Add to that the usual noise of morning traffic and the on-board audio and all I got is, chatter.

Well, I hope to put myself in a better location next time.

Manny Pacquiao

Tonight on my trip home, I joined one of my officemates who uses our company car. Through the radio, we heard the news and opinions about Manny Pacquiao winning the boxing title from Juan Marquez.

The opinions discussed during the trip are whether Manny's win was indeed a win. He won through a split decision in yesterday's fight.

Some analysts point out that Marquez should have won the match based on their own unofficial scorecards. All of them, at least, respect the decision of the three judges. Pacquiao got one point ahead of Marquez to win the match.

Another discussion was on the report about a lone white car that has been victimizing pedestrians with handbags. This mostly happened in less secure subdivisions in Quezon City.

The driver apparently follows a prey and when he gets the chance, speeds up, grabs the bag, and even drag the unsuspecting victim for several meters. Right now, QC police are on the alert for the white car whose driver will probably just relocate and continue his mayhem.

In closing, we talked about sleeping in the office since the hot afternoons make people weak and succumb to sleepiness. I admitted that I slept just after five while the rest of my companions failed to get one.