ThE tEmP

There’s this lady who has recently joined our company as a Temp. She’s a 60-something year old grandmother who’s in great shape btw and I mean GREAT shape!!! She’s tall about 5’ 8”, slender, and very active, always on her feet. I really admire her because most days, I just prefer to glue my fiber-filled rear to my most-uncomfortable-office-chair-in-the-world chair. So the other day she was shuffling to finish work early as she had plans after work, so she says. She comments later she trains for the marathon after work. So I, politely, peek over my cubicle and remark “oh wow! Marathon? I’m proud of you!” She turns around, looks me straight in the eye and says, “why are you proud, what do you mean?” I was like ummm u know I’m proud you’re a runner and all. She replies “why are you surprised at I’m a runner?” Now I’m thinking did I say something wrong? Okay in a way I was implying I was proud of her for doing what she was doing considering how old she is when I can’t even finish jogging the 3-mile track at the park considering how old I am! I figured she took offense to what I was intending to say so I succumbed to my cubicle hoping she would leave me alone.

Now…today, on her way out, she stops by my cubicle to inform me her Marathon is this weekend and she’s doing well enough in her training to be able to run the entire race. As she’s walking out, I yell “Good Luck!” She turns around, walks over to me, and says “what do you mean good luck?” Seriously…what is her problem??!!! I mean I’m not saying she needs good luck because she’s old! I’m not even factoring her age in the equation. But then again, am I being offensive if I insinuate such an idea? I mean c’mon wouldn’t YOU be surprised if a 93-year old in YOUR office was going to run the Marathon!!! Would it really be that unwise and inappropriate for you to make a gesture towards their age???

Seriously….

signed: Thinker-Bell