Caitlin

My Praktikum in Germany
2002-06-21 12:11:31 (UTC)

The Spherical Messiah

Okay, so there's a soccer game on t.v. And it happens to be
the World Cup. Hmmm. Sooooo?????

Today at work, I had a meeting from 1:00-2:00pm. It was a
one-on-one meeting, with about a matrix that I was trying to
put together, not incredibly interesting or important. So I
wasn't surprised that the guy seemed to want to be a little
impatient. I just didn't connect this with the fact that
Germany and the USA were playing the quarter finals of World
Cup Soccer starting at 1:00pm.

We ended early, and as I was walking back to the elevator,
he asks me, "Fussball?", and motions towards one of the
meeting rooms. Curious, I follow him into the huge room,
with the curtains drawn closed, and two side-by-side wide
screen televisions. The game was on, and the meeting room
was filled with employees, supervisors and managers, all
captivated by the game.

Wouldn't it have just been easier to declare a company (if
not national) holiday??

So now back up at my quiet desk, in the half empty room, I
feel as if I must be working after hours.... Wait, what was
that? I can hear from the floor below cheering and yelling.
Somebody must have scored a goal...




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