Lunch room courtesies should really be maintained at all times!
Have you ever expierenced the "failed lunch"; I am positive any of you out there who work in an office setting has. You gather your lunch and head to the lunch, looking forward to some private time, perhaps you are going to read a book or a magazine, do some homework (for those who are still in school) or in my case to write. In fact I was so eagerly awaiting my lunch time to give me the time to write something new for my blog, I carefully slected a smaller table that is really only enough room for one person.
So I brought in my journal and pen I have my lunch, and spread all my stuff out preparing for a good meal (I had french onion soup my favorite) and hoping for a little inspiration and just as I am putting my pen to paper a co-worker asks if they could join me ... and they promise to be quite. I look up and take a glance at the room, I mean there are several open spots WHY OH WHY does she have to sit with me?? Of course I graciously assent to the invasion and stick my nose back into my journal.
The first few minutes are fine I write and eat and she eats accross from me. THEN to the horrors of all horrors she starts talking and talking... now I know this is rude but at this point in time I don't care and I unsuccessfully try to ignore the talking. I mean it is a little bit obvious that I am currently in the middle of something! Of course ignoring someone is very hard so I pointedly look up give a non-commital: "hmmm" and look back down and start to write again... this did not work. Frustrated and annoyed that my planned lunch has been thwarted, I pack up my lunch and head back to my desks 10 minutes early utterly defated.
So I am pleading to everyone... unless you come into the room and you are being looked at directly into your eyes and thier is a smile on my face... do not interupt me!
Of course the whole episode was not a waste ... I apparently got some inspiration after all.
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