My boss is a wonderful person; she works hard but understands and promotes a work/life balance. She likes to have fun but not too much fun. When we got out for drinks after work, she closes down the tab after one (or two very quick) drinks. She dyes her hair blonde but it's a shade that's more gray than sun kissed. She's young and thin but wears conservative slacks and orthopedic shoes. I guess the point that I'm trying to make is that she's nice but conservative. Which is why the turn the conversation took at drinks on Friday was all the more surprising.
One of my anonymous colleagues is getting married next month in his home country, India. Halfway through her drink, my boss asked, "Are you having an arranged marriage?" Anonymous Colleague responded, "Yes, it is, but I really like my fiancee and we spend hours talking to each other on the phone every week." My boss then asked if his phone calls need to be chaperoned to which Anonymous Colleague gave her a kind of weird look and responded that, "no, they do not." And then my very conservative looking boss blurted out,
"So phone sex is ok then?"
My jaw dropped, Anonymous Colleague's jaw dropped and everybody else in the group just stopped and looked at her. Someone gave a nervous chuckle and turned the conversation to the next test match being played at the local cricket stadium, WACA.
The surprises didn't stop there though. I went to refresh my drink at the bar and one of my other colleagues came over. "That was awkward," I said to her. To which she responded, "Yes, but I'm not as surprised as I once might have been. Before I went to Budapest, Anonymous Boss lent me a book that she said I had to read before I went because it takes place there. I started reading it and it was like soft core pornography." I really hope she doesn't get me in our office Secret Santa; the gift might be x-rated.
One of my anonymous colleagues is getting married next month in his home country, India. Halfway through her drink, my boss asked, "Are you having an arranged marriage?" Anonymous Colleague responded, "Yes, it is, but I really like my fiancee and we spend hours talking to each other on the phone every week." My boss then asked if his phone calls need to be chaperoned to which Anonymous Colleague gave her a kind of weird look and responded that, "no, they do not." And then my very conservative looking boss blurted out,
"So phone sex is ok then?"
My jaw dropped, Anonymous Colleague's jaw dropped and everybody else in the group just stopped and looked at her. Someone gave a nervous chuckle and turned the conversation to the next test match being played at the local cricket stadium, WACA.
The surprises didn't stop there though. I went to refresh my drink at the bar and one of my other colleagues came over. "That was awkward," I said to her. To which she responded, "Yes, but I'm not as surprised as I once might have been. Before I went to Budapest, Anonymous Boss lent me a book that she said I had to read before I went because it takes place there. I started reading it and it was like soft core pornography." I really hope she doesn't get me in our office Secret Santa; the gift might be x-rated.
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