The importance of acting your age, or older.

I am writing this entry overwhelmed with nausea.

I have a coworker who I absolutely love to work with, when he isn't on the phone with his wife. During the span of our work day (7 am to 5 pm) he honestly talks to his wife at least four times. They have been married for some time now, they live together and have children together, so it isn't like they don't see each other, he goes home on his hour lunch break to see her and the kids.

Today the boys, all of whom are under the age of 7, came in to see their dad at work. The second youngest is either at that stage in his life where he is incapable of producing a coherent sentence, or his parents just don't pay any mind to his dictation.

Back to the matter at hand, the never ending phone conversations. One cannot help but overhear these phone conversations, being that we are all in one small office room, and being that the language he uses is not too common to our workplace. Hearing someone say the word 'babe' is a bit off putting on its own, but to hear it every fourth word while you are attempting to concentrate on the task in front of you is down right annoying. It wouldn't be as irritating if they, or he at least, would speak to like adults, and choose another pet name then babe, and maybe not need to talk to her every hour of the day. After all, the longest he does without seeing her during the day is 4 1/2 hours between the beginning of work and lunch. It is just so nauseating because they are similar to needy teenagers in love who can't live without being by each others side every moment of the day. Like two annoying teenagers in puppy love arguing over who hangs up first, no you first, no you, no you, no you first.....




Where has office etiquette gone to?