I went to get some coffee. Standing there next to the coffee pot and putting sugar in his tea was the second highest up guy, Dave. I said with a smile: "HEY, YOU'RE DAVE. I'M JIM. I'M YOU'RE NEW PROGRAMMER!". He said: "uh huh". I felt worse than if I'd farted in a plastic chair in church during prayer. The guy didn't even offer me a handshake. He didn't even look at me. Two people, ONLY TWO PEOPLE, have had the decency to give me eye contact when I first met them. The grumpiness doesn't appear to be just in my group. Everyone in that building seems grumpy. I hope that kind of courteousy doesn't rub off on me. If I become that way, I'm joining Skip. I hate when I miss the opportunity for making a new friend. I've learned so much by being friendly. We are social creatures. Until we learn to self replicate, our race can't survive outside of a colony.
Friday, September 30, 2005 1:00:41 AM, From: jim, To: Stories