At work, it's not uncommon for people to be relocated to a new desk in order to be closer to the people who are working on the same project as you. So on Monday, S got moved to a desk across the aisle and one quad down from mine. I don't know her (she is part of the structural team and I am electrical), but I have quickly gotten to know all about her. She is loud, not a hard worker, young, immature, obnoxious.....and she just got engaged on Sunday.
She didn't get a single second of work done on Monday. She brought in doughnuts and sent an email to her teammates to let them know to stop by and get one:
Coworker: Thanks for the doughnut. Is it your birthday?
S: No! I just got engaged last night! Look at my ring! It's HUGE!!
CW: Wow. That's beautiful. Congratulations.
S: Thanks! I picked out the ring myself! I didn't know it would be so BIG though!! And now you have to stand here for 20 minutes while I tell you the story of how he proposed!! (He was going to put the ring in her dessert at dinner, but she was too full for dessert. So he was going to put it in her champagne glass, but she was tired and didn't want champagne. So he was going to take her for a romantic walk, but she was too tired for a walk. So he was going to .......blah, blah, blah)
My buddy who sits next to me asked if I wanted to bet him how many times we'd have to overhear her engagement story. I didn't make a bet, nor did I keep count of her story-times, but it was pretty much constant throughout the day, even during the multiple times that she was on the phone with a ring appraiser (that person got to hear the story too).
She was out of the office yesterday (probably getting her ring appraised). And she's back today, being sure to tell anyone who might not already know about her "exciting news!"
She was talking to a male coworker who it seems she's pretty good friends with, outside the office as well:
S: So, about that engagement-news email that I sent out to all our friends and family on Monday....
J: Yeah...
S: M didn't respond to it! Can you believe that!? And then I talked to her yesterday and she was like, "Sorry. I don't check my email every day." I can't believe her! She's so mean! I've always been such a good friend to her and this is how she pays me back!? So I'm not inviting her to the wedding since she obviously doesn't care!
J: Wow. I don't even know how to interpret her not responding. That's so rude!
S: I know! So that's it! I'm so done with her!
J: I don't blame you!
Wow. Seriously? I guess M must have also missed the email about the how the entire universe revolves around S now until her wedding in November 2013.
It's going to be a LONG year....
