The Office

Most weekdays, I feel like I am a character on one of our favorite shows - The Office. I know a lot of people feel like their work environments are somewhat Office-esque, but mine seriously rivals the make-me-cringe-and-turn-away-from-tv awkwardness and nonsensical requests from the boss that we watch in overwhelming abundance each Thursday night. Now I love my boss, who is also my father-in-law, dearly, but he LOVES to dress up in costumes whenever the occasion arises or he can create an occasion for (he especially gets excited when that can somehow involve our state's college rivalries). And, being an admin person here, I have the fun job of helping him concoct his costumes and shop for new items for his "skit bin" (which I purchased for him, with the hopes of fewer shopping trips in the future since he's able to keep up with all of his attire now!). I even had to help him apply fake barbed wire tattoos to his arms for a recent presentation video shoot.

In addition to the strange duties I am tasked with (see below for a recent example :)), there are countless moments throughout the day when I shake my head and say to myself, "I am living in the real life 'Office'". My husband works with me as well, so we get a few laughs and regular moments of "I can't believe this is actually happening here", which we are glad we can share. I won't go into detailed examples now, but I'll be sure to share as things come up.

Photo from TV Guide

This scene looks a little too familiar :)

My Office-like project last week was to morph a Virginia Tech hat into a hat that said "VPI" with a banner saying "Magnum Come Lordy" (which he interpreted as the Hokies' way of saying "Magna cum Laude" just for an extra jab). Here is my masterpiece:

I felt completely like Pam, doing an "art project" for the boss (although she probably would have been more excited about getting to do this artistic endeavor - haha :))

Close-up

I'll be sure to post more "Office moments" from my work, but hopefully that captures the essence of my not exaggerating that I do actually work in a real life "Office" (as I'm sure many people do as well :)). Glad to have a job for now, though, and to work with nice people, awkward as they may be sometimes. And we do love that my boss has no shame about dressing up and enjoying it, as it's part of who he is :)