It's nice to look at something pleasant once and a while. Sometimes that something is someone at the office. When it goes beyond that you are asking for trouble.
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| Mad Men's Roger Sterling |
My friend Liza's mother works at a small financial firm, whose inner workings sound like a throwback to the old corporate days. They routinely have drinks on their office lunches. At one such lunch, Lindsay, the only college age employee, who you may remember from a previous blog about office party etiquette, drank a little too much...again. While everyone else stuck to a drink or two, she had four. She and Liza's mother carpooled with their boss. Lindsay began shamelessly hitting on him. She began saying to him how she liked older men and how age on a man is attractive. She did everything but wear a neon sign. Liza's mother was silently appalled. How couldn't she be? Their boss tried to ignore her behavior and change the subject. Once back at the office it was business as usual until Lindsay asked Liza's mom if drinking on a company lunch was a bad idea.
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| Mad Men's Don Draper |
"One drink is usually adequate, but in your case, I'd say yes," Liza's mother replied.
I won't pretend that I've never had an attractive boss. I've only had one. It was my first job out of college. He wore glasses, had a Manhattan accent, and dressed suavely. Not to mention that fact that he played golf and we had the same taste in books. It also didn't hurt that his hair was salt and peppered. (I confess. I like silver foxes.) I wouldn't imagine getting drunk during a work lunch, let alone hitting on my boss. That is unprofessional. I kept my slight admiration quiet and most importantly to myself.
President Fitzgerald Grant from Scandal
It's nice to have good aesthetics, especially when passing a slow work day. The important thing is to appreciate them quietly and most importantly sober. Coupling this appreciation with alcohol can have potentially dire consequences. There is a lot to be said for silent admiration.
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