an officemate was telling me that he told someone i slept over at the office this weekend and had he known he would have accompanied me. the guy reportedly replied he too would have done the same had he known. eh?! i was like, ‘if you two guys are here then i’ll go home and leave you both.’
actually, i am no stranger to office sleepovers. when i was still a DBA (database administrator), we regularly had activities that started at 5 pm of friday and lasted up to afternoon or early evening of sunday. one time it even spilled over to early monday. the other offices were coming in looking fresh and lively. we were dying to go home looking beat and feeling drowsy. the thing is, you’re supposed to be at the office monday following such weekend activities to troubleshoot things in case something does not quite turn out right. ugh!
those were tiring but happy times. you joked around to stay awake. they were bonding moments. our office had glass walls. we had no privacy. the roving guard would pass by every hour and he’d see you yawn and stretch and frown. we didn’t have any beds. we lined the floor with sleeping mats and foldable mattresses. we slept side by side, guys and gals, even snored in symphony, hahaha. you saw how your officemates looked fighting off sleep. you saw how they were newly awake, hair uncombed, face unwashed, teeth unbrushed.
nice to reminisce such times. nicer when you do it at home on a comfy, comfy bed looking forward to a good night’s sleep ; )
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