Silent Treatment

by | 11 Oct 2013

We have a comedian at our workplace. One day, during the beginning of my carrier in this place, I asked him if I could check my e-mail from my work computer. He responded, “Go crazy, just keep the pants on”. I didn’t laugh, so he said it again. I just smiled and went back to my computer. He was surprised and puzzled because he expected a big laugh from me like everyone else and he didn’t even see my smiley face. Everyone giggles at his joke, so I gave him a silent treatment…

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