Leftover Chinese Sees the People Wait

Noon shows on clock. The technology center announces they'll have to restart the server and to shut down our machines. By the end of the day, this would stand to be the highlight. Sigh.

Some people took the technology break and were off to lunch. Being on the non sales side of the business, only a few people were on the phones. I had a few minutes to kill before lunch, so I did a crossword puzzle. People around me started reading books and the office grew quiet.

Sensing a weird vibe in the air, I took a walk. I saw a few people sitting at their desks staring off into space. Others walked around as if they didn't know what to do next. People in the cafeteria looked out of place and appeared as if they didn't want to be eating lunch at that moment. Seemed like everybody was on pause; waiting for the computers to tell them what to do next.

So this is what the office world was like before 1995, eh?

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