Day Two: Interoffice Politics with a splash of Vanilla

Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 by A. in Labels:
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When it comes to the entertainment industry, whether the environment is large or small scale, never say anything about anything out loud. Someone will always over hear you and 90 minutes later you will be asked why you said the things you said by the person you never wanted to know you said it. Word spreads fast.

Also, those in dominant roles can be very mean. I don't know if it is so much who they are as it is them trying to maintain control and gain respect. Personally, I don't care if someone is a complete asshole. If they are good at their job then I can put up with it.

These are common issues that I find to be sensitive in small work environments. So how do you avoid them? Vanilla.

Cobra and I, who seem oddly alike, have devised a plan. In order to avoid becoming a part of anything unpleasant in the office, we will appear to be very dull people. Never excitable or stressed, never too happy or sad, rarely laughing. Just basically doing our work and giving generalized responses like "oh really? That's too bad" and "I'm sure anyone would feel that way."

Going out of our way to appear boring has actually been very entertaining. It also seems to be working. It's only been 2 days but already the stress levels in the office seem more controlled. I feel that it is important for this experiment to continue.

We have created a cure to drama, and that cure is vanilla, it's Cobra and Me to the rescue!

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