Office space

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 24/09/2008 (6432 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

For those of you who work in corporate settings, you might be surprised at some of things you would see in the office at my job (also known as the locker room).First of all, I’m not sure if it’s because of too much testosterone or really big egos but there is always a challenge going on.I’m constantly challenged by guys who believe that they can take my titles – Best Dancer and Most Push ups.In the 14 years that I’ve been in Winnipeg no one has been able to beat me in a dance off or a pushup contest.I think this year I would have to give honourable mention to my son Chase, who has been rightfully nicknamed “Happy Feet” by Lyle Bauer.Speaking of competitions, you can sometimes find friendly wrestling matches going on, usually different positions going against each other.Barrin Simpson likes to challenge the entire receiving corps all at once. I’ve even seen Goodspeed taken on by the quarterbacks.Not sure if this happens on your job, but on my job you can get a haircut by a co-worker.The best barber awards would have to go to Kevin Glenn and Arjei Franklin who will give you any type of cut you want.Do you play music on your job through a surround-sound system? Well, on any given day you will hear music on my job from different co-workers’ play lists.My play list usually consists of R&B music from the 1970s and 1980s. Some of my music is older than many of the players so I like to think I am giving them lessons on musical history.My office is not short on practical jokes, and if you find yourself at the centre of one, you might find your equipment frozen in a block of ice.On my job there is a Chaplin and I have the opportunity to worship with many of the guys during weekly Bible study.I guess you could say that my office is flexible with bringing your kids to the office during after work hours. You will find many of my co-workers with their kids in the office during physical treatment, extra workouts or film watching.The office I’m in has some great co-workers who aren’t afraid to have a little fun or indulge in profound conversations.So if you have dance offs, push-up competitions, wrestling matches, resident barbers, surround-sound music, iced work uniforms, Bible verses, kids, great conversation and great friends – your office space might be just like mine.God Bless.Milt