On my current project, I work in a room with 35 other contract attorneys. We each have a computer, and sit two per table. The tables are lined up in two columns, with everyone facing the front. My table is in the very back. Our dress code is lax, we can wear jeans – although some people choose to dress business casual.
I was discussing TV shows with the two guys in front of me and the girl next to me. (All of us were wearing jeans.) The conversation started on the topic of The Wire, and then Lost, and then why network shows can’t be compared to HBO shows, and then back to Lost.
The supervising attorney had been out of the room for most of the morning so we were past the point of trying to speak quietly. (And even when the supervisor is there, quiet talking is acceptable.)
Eventually, an attorney who sits towards the front of the room got up and walked over and stood next to our tables. He wore a button down dress shirt and slacks. He paused for a moment, and then said,
“Hey, can you guys keep it down a little bit?”
We all looked up at him, fully aware that we were being loud, but nonetheless in awe of our more serious peer’s courage to come ask us to keep it down.
After a short pause, he continued, “It’s just that I haven’t seen season five yet, and I’m sitting up there terrified that I’m going to overhear something from you guys.”
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