We can all agree that there are just some things you should never do in public. We can also agree that there are things that you just DO NOT do in a working environment. You know, like blow bubbles with your gum in a cubical, cooking stinky food in the microwave, forgetting to courtesy flush…
I just got the hiccups and it reminded me of something that happened when I was working in a professional position (Ihad to specify because I am still “working” but I will leave that topic for another time <wink>).
I had a serious case of the Hiccups. I tried everything I could to get rid of them. It had been a couple of hours and they were still lingering. I had remembered that someone once told me you could get rid of your hiccups if you drank a glass of water upside down. So, I headed for the kitchen.
I really had to think about which way to bend over because I didn’t want my butt facing the entrance of the kitchen. On the other side of the kitchen was a door that connected another company to ours that people often used so I didn’t want anyone to walk in on me that way. If I bent over in the other direction my butt would be facing the wall of windows that was directly facing the entrance of the parking lot. I decided that I would face my rear to the sink because I would not be mooning anyone in that position.
None of that information was important to the story but I thought it would be helpful to know my thought process.
So I make my glass of water, hold my breath, then I bend over and start chugging my water.
I stand up only to find the President and CEO of the company standing in the doorway. “What are you doing down there?”
“Ha-Ha. Uhh… trying to get rid of my hiccups?”
So, maybe I should have went into the women’s bathroom instead of the kitchen?
I thought this story was funny at the time but now that it has been about seven years I am laughing at myself for being such an idiot and thinking that this type of behavior was appropriate for a person to do in public. Who hired this little girl? How embarrassing.
…Please excuse me while I go take care of my hiccups.
=)
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