my workplace

[ajva]

The thing about medialand is that traditionally, the workers there, though pretty well paid, are the poor cousins of the City boys and girls.

Also traditionally, we have more fun.

Apparently ZenithOptimedia won Pathfinder Employer of the Year last night, so this morning they'd set up in reception with mounds of croissants, orange juice and, crucially, champagne.

After I typed that sentence, I took a sip of the Buck's Fizz on my desk.

Just thought you'd like to know.

Comments

Oh, how NICE!

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I went to all those deportment classes, so I learned how to say "Oh, now NICE!" instead of "Well F*** YOU!"

Re: Oh, how NICE!

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Surely those would be etiquette classes, as deportment relates specifically to how one holds one's body.

Re: Oh, how NICE!

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

I think deportment classes cover all aspects of how one 'deports' oneself.

Anyway, it's the punchline of a joke. I didn't write it.

Re: Oh, how NICE!

[jhg.livejournal.com]

A quick check - you are correct, that deport & deportment have this wider meaning. But that wasn't my understanding of deportment classes!


J

Re: Oh, how NICE!

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

I love that joke. You should hear Lil tell it in her best Southern-lady accent :-)

Re: Oh, how NICE!

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

*laugh*
I think I originally heard it from Graham Clark, who got it from a drag queen in Denver.