Making fun out of nothing at all
10am Monday morning team meeting. Myself and two other staff-level people walk into a conference room that already contains four of our senior folks who are just finishing up another con call.
During the shuffling of chairs, I say in a derisive but perfectly normal voice, “Mmmm… Smells like *management* in here.”
Not one of the four managers heard me, being too engaged with the phone and their laptops and their thoughts. However, both my companions heard. They were pretty righteously amused that we could make fun of our leaders to their faces with no repercussions (or even notice)!
It’s an awesome burden, but sometimes you just gotta show people the power of getting outta the damned box.