How will you react when you are caught red-handed at work and how often do you get caught? Tough question it might seem, but I had one such experience in the year 2009.
Well, to start with, I was on deputation at the Client place and was supposed to resolve a serious production issue one afternoon. I was trying hard to get at the resolution while holding a "Squeeze Grip Ball' in my right hand. I was squeezing it just to release the muscle tension but gradually could not resist myself playing with it throwing and catching up in the air keeping the distance as short as possible however it completely took my concentration off my work.
My Client manager (in his late 50's) who sits right next to our bay was responding to important emails, contacting their immediate clients trying to keep them calm, checking the emails to not let the situation out of hand. Sometimes he seem to bite his nail whilst thinking deeply that came natural and habitual to him, here I am talking about one similar nail-biting situation the other day. I was enjoying playing with the ball, squeezing and giggling whilst chatting with my friend sitting next to me, that is exactly when the ball went out of sight. I had no idea where the ball rolled to, so I started searching it right under my desk.
I was searching the ball desperately when I noticed that the ball was under my Manager's chair, he seemed to have traced where it came from when it rolled over. I was hesitant to go pick the ball but made up my mind to face it. Trust me, my client had a very good sense of humour, always cool and a very diplomatic person I had ever worked under. He exclaimed, 'You playing football at office?' in his own style with humour when I went to his seat to pick it up, when the managers who sat next to him all burst into laughter. I was a bit embarrassed, but smiled back at them enjoying the situation feeling a bit relieved. My colleagues who witnessed the scene started laughing and teased me as well. That was one incident which I remember caught playing at work when I was supposed to be working seriously ;)
Dealing any situation with a very good sense of humour is a rare quality found and we admired the Client Manager who had always diffused even a tough situation with his good humour.
Well, to start with, I was on deputation at the Client place and was supposed to resolve a serious production issue one afternoon. I was trying hard to get at the resolution while holding a "Squeeze Grip Ball' in my right hand. I was squeezing it just to release the muscle tension but gradually could not resist myself playing with it throwing and catching up in the air keeping the distance as short as possible however it completely took my concentration off my work.
My Client manager (in his late 50's) who sits right next to our bay was responding to important emails, contacting their immediate clients trying to keep them calm, checking the emails to not let the situation out of hand. Sometimes he seem to bite his nail whilst thinking deeply that came natural and habitual to him, here I am talking about one similar nail-biting situation the other day. I was enjoying playing with the ball, squeezing and giggling whilst chatting with my friend sitting next to me, that is exactly when the ball went out of sight. I had no idea where the ball rolled to, so I started searching it right under my desk.
I was searching the ball desperately when I noticed that the ball was under my Manager's chair, he seemed to have traced where it came from when it rolled over. I was hesitant to go pick the ball but made up my mind to face it. Trust me, my client had a very good sense of humour, always cool and a very diplomatic person I had ever worked under. He exclaimed, 'You playing football at office?' in his own style with humour when I went to his seat to pick it up, when the managers who sat next to him all burst into laughter. I was a bit embarrassed, but smiled back at them enjoying the situation feeling a bit relieved. My colleagues who witnessed the scene started laughing and teased me as well. That was one incident which I remember caught playing at work when I was supposed to be working seriously ;)
Dealing any situation with a very good sense of humour is a rare quality found and we admired the Client Manager who had always diffused even a tough situation with his good humour.
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