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blue ferret, inc.
Today, my boss brought in a “manhole-sized green and white cookie” and encouraged everyone to come to his office to “erin go nuts!” We had a 4 PM reception for the whole company with green beer and Guinness, sandwiches and cupcakes verde. You know, because. Nobody works between 12 and 1:30 on Wednesdays because we go to yoga, but it’s actually more like 2:30 because of course we have to have lunch afterward. Last week, someone was walking around with a traveling guitar, taking requests, anything but Freebird. I’ve seen the Movable Type publishing platform on more than one monitor as I walk down the aisles; apparently one of the girls in Accounting has quite a sordid blog, but believes that it is a secret. At lunch last week, someone joked that we weren’t hip enough, that we needed a more 90’s economy-style name for the company: “I vote for Blue Ferret!” “No, more esoteric - Orange Wednesday!”
And it finally hit me: They never got the memo. Nobody ever told them to stop running tricycles around the office. Nobody ever made them go back to wearing suits. In my office, we’re still partying like it’s 1999, minus the whole sky purple and people running everywhere part.
I work in the land that the dot com bubble burst forgot.
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Hey! I bought my niece that tricycle! It's a very nice trycycle.
But on topic, your office almost makes me want to go back to work! Ha! Just kidding. But seriously, yoga AND lunch? You are sooo lucky!
1 | SAJ | March 17, 2005 10:41 PM
OMG
Can I be an intern there? The janitor? Eck, an accountant even!
I'll...
*gulp*
I'll even accept to be CEO if that's the only way to make it into this joint :)
2 | Mathieu | March 18, 2005 06:31 AM
*prays*
please god, let me get a job like that.
*prays harder*
yes, i know it doesn't exist in singapore, but still. pleaseeeeee*
3 | anantya | March 18, 2005 07:53 AM
I thought I had it good until I started reading about your new job. Now I crave IM meetings instead of conference calls, yoga Wednesdays, and the fun energy of your job. It seems that you've got awesome job karma coming your way after having to put up with the shitty place for so long. Congratulations on finding such a kickass place to work!
4 | Enigmatic Female | March 18, 2005 08:39 AM
Oh..my...god
Shut up
Shut up
Shut UP
no, go on, I'm happy for you
shut UUUPPPP!
5 | Ms. Koolaid | March 18, 2005 09:28 AM
damn. I want to work where you do. I think I'm starting to hate my job...
6 | deborah | March 18, 2005 10:08 AM
You're so lucky!!!!!!!!! I mean, we get beer friday here at the radio station and the random indie rocker boy but man.. nothing beats a boss who wants to share his cookies!
Mine hordes everything in his office.
7 | muffy | March 18, 2005 10:20 AM
My boss gave me one of his Girl Scout cookies yesterday, and THIS excited me. Your new job sounds incredible, now please quit talking about it. JK, best of luck!
8 | Suki | March 18, 2005 10:36 AM
I don't call that a job, I call that heaven on earth. How lucky can you get?
9 | Vee | March 18, 2005 01:03 PM
every now and then I woud wonder what happened to my dream life. Now I just smack myself on the forehead and say "Oh yeah! Deb has it!" And I'm so glad you are taking good care of it. Enjoy every single second.
10 | francesa | March 18, 2005 01:34 PM
*ahem*
jealous
that is all.
11 | devlyn | March 18, 2005 02:33 PM
How great to finally have a job that you can love so much.
I'm happy for you.
12 | Danielle | March 19, 2005 09:30 AM
"I work in the land that the dot com bubble burst forgot."
So do I, and it's the best thing ever. Congrats!
13 | Rachel | March 20, 2005 07:52 PM
must be nice
14 | Master Foley | March 22, 2005 04:27 PM