Work hard, play hard at conference
After attending his first interstate work conference since the start of the pandemic, Outsider returned home a battered man.
After spending months on Zoom, it was a shock to his system to be socialising and making small talk for a whole three days, even if the venue was a luxurious Gold Coast hotel.
Sitting down to a nice cup of coffee after a busy day dealing with long queues at airports and intense taxi trips with more G-force than a rollercoaster, Outsider was keen to sink into a familiar bed.
But not before his usual debrief with Mrs O, or as she likes to call it, his senseless soliloquy.
Opening up about the time he spilt sauce on his new business shirt in front of his conference pals or his recital of some exciting investment opportunities, Outsider was keen to divulge as many anecdotes as he could.
“Hold it right there,” Mrs O interjected. “I’ve been stuck at home while you have been lapping up five-star hotels and room service.”
It seemed no-one appreciated how hard Outsider had worked, contrary to Mrs O’s ideas, he shockingly hadn’t managed to spend any time by the pool at all.
“See you in the morning, I’m going to bed,” Outsider wearily replied.
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The Outsider
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