Using The Bathroom At The Same Time As Your Boss; Worst Case Scenario Included

By: M.W.S Bow

The communal bathroom in any given office building is the worst. I mean, you hear people peeing. It’s one thing when you’re at a football game and the people you see are drunk because you don’t know them, won’t see them again, and you know that, odds are, you’re probably smarter than them. Or bathrooms in college were fine because we’re all friends and the same age and you can laugh and commiserate and be like “OMG how brutal was Professor X’s lecture today?!” “I know, right?!” But at work, like…you see these people all the time, and when you’re in your mid-twenties, most of the people you come across in there are more senior. Think about it – really let that marinate for a few minutes – and no doubt you’ll agree.

My first three years out of college this notion meant nothing to me. Sure, I’d come across the occasional VP and be forced to make awkward chit chat, but the people I worked with on a daily basis – my peers and my bosses – were all dudes. So, really I never had to deal with any brutal bathroom situations. About a year ago, though, I was reassigned to another account which is headed up by a woman. Didn’t think anything of it – I mean she’s cool; late 30s with a kid, nice and intelligent (surprising at a marketing agency) – but I don’t think I’d said more than “hi, my name is Meredith” to her since my first day. Whatevs, new friend.

Then, it happened...

New Reporter, M.W.S. Bow, Responds To Some Of Your Comments

Official "In The Office" Reporter Hired: M.W.S. Bow

We are excited to announce the addition of M.W.S. Bow to the YogueIN team. Bow will take on the "In The Office" reporter position, which is a column that focuses on the happenings of the white collar world. Prior to joining YogueIN, Bow graduated from Dartmouth College, where she excelled in athletics as well as being a scoob. We are thrilled to have her on staff.

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New Section: In The Office

Dear YogueIN Readers,

We've added yet another addition to our site. It's called "In The Office". Since, the actual NBC series "The Office" has been crazy bad recently, we're going to be drawing on real life experiences of our readers, to help you get your weekly dose of office hilarity. (Gwen, don't you think it's a bad idea to say something funny before we've even read it? And you actually used the word "hilarity", which is a variation of hilarious, I feel like you're setting yourself up to fail) Yes, it's a bad idea to call something hilarious before anyone has read it.

So we take that back. Either way, it's a new section, and we look forward to your feedback!

xoxo
Gwen