Two conversations from today

At lunch
"Congratulations on your new job Mingle!"

"thanks"

"When do you start?"

"Technically, I started on Oct. 1"

"Oh...Why are you still sitting in our department?"


Later on the phone

Mingle: "Hi New Boss, I haven't talked to you since Monday, so I thought I'd check in and tell you I was still here"

New Boss: "Hi Mingle, I don't have much to tell you except that all of our projects are in a holding pattern"

Mingle: "Oh... okay. I don't have much to tell you either..."