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“THREE”
rob
did you forget to add Three’s profile
@kerolyn
who is Three
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#nyc-office
kerolyn
hi all, trains are extremely delayed out here because of the storm, so I’ll be working from home today
I’ll be online and reachable in all the usual ways.
doug smorin
hey guys, same deal in my neck of the woods re: trains being mega-delayed, so I’m also WFH today. will be online and available per usual
Nikki
I’m actually not feeling well so I’m also WFH today!
Louis C
Feel better!
lydia
omg feel better!!
pradeep
feel better Nikki!
Louis C
Piling on here, the twins’ daycare was canceled because of the snowstorm, so I’ll also be WFH today. I’ll be *mostly* available per usual, except for a few breaks to wrangle the kids.
Also, feel better, Nikki!
pradeep
send pictures!
lydia
B A B Y P I C T U R E S
Louis C
They’ll be in the #cute channel later today!
rob
just a heads up all, I’m also WFH today
pradeep
I actually just fell down my front stairs on my way out because of some ice
so I’m actually WFH too, I think
@kerolyn
kerolyn
Approved, @pradeep
go ice your ice wound, I guess.
:snowflake:
pradeep
:ok-hand:
doug smorin
please no one kill themselves trying to head into the office today, thanks
tripp
lol am I like, the only one actually making it into the office this morning
doug smorin
that depends
@gerald, is it safe to assume you’re WFH
again
gerald
if that’s how we want to continue to term my entrapment within the confines of this app,
then yes
I am also WFH today
rob
lol you can just blame the snow like everyone else
gerald
I wish that were the case.
tripp
this is such a weird bit
gerald
it’s not a bit
actually, can anyone @here drop by my apartment today to check on some things?
pradeep
in this snow?
doug smorin
please see my above dictum re: no one injuring themselves en route to work
or to Gerald’s apartment
gerald
later this week, then?
kerolyn
smh
doug smorin
take it offline
lydia
or to the #neighbors channel!
kerolyn
you can discuss it on #neighbors
lydia
omg jinx!!! lol
Louis C
We have a neighbors channel?
Nikki
There’s #neighbors-2 for folks who live in Jersey, Louis. I’ll invite you.
Louis C
Many thanks.
gerald
sorry
I’ll DM folks about it
pradeep
@tripp how are you even getting into the office today?
tripp
snowshoeing
rob
lol
Nikki
He’s not joking.
tripp
actually cutting down on my commute time tbh!
kerolyn
You *would* own snowshoes.
tripp
I even have time to get breakfast
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lydia
hey guys!! so I actually live in a basement apartment so I’m TOTALLY snowed in rn
:disappointed:
and it’s so weird because (according to my weather app!) the wind mostly died down but I can still hear howling??
it sounds like wolves!!
it sounds like SO MANY wolves just like, right outside the windows!!
but it *must* be the wind
but we’re snowed in so I can’t really check to confirm!!!
anyway I’m WFH today too!!!
:smile:
rob
omg
good luck??
doug smorin
@tripp so if you are alone in the office please make sure to lock the door when you leave later
but don’t turn the heat off
Nikki
Like last time.
tripp
:thumbsup:
doug smorin, tripp, kerolyn
doug smorin
hi both
just remembered
@tripp, there’s a new hire coming in today
I haven’t heard from her over email so I assume she’ll still be in around 10, despite the snow
tripp
oh!!
doug smorin
would just be great if you could do some light onboarding while we’re all wfh
show her around the office, make sure she gets set up on email okay
invite her to slack
that sort of thing
tripp
will do!
what’s her name?
keroyln
We sent around the email announcement last week,
doug smorin
Beverley
the new digital team member
kerolyn
You may recognize the name from the email titled “Beverley: the new digital team member”
tripp
got it! very cool
doug smorin
please just, show her how the coffee machine works
& reassure her that our team is bigger than just one other person
who is you
tripp
you got it
doug smorin
thanks
kerolyn
ty tripp
tripp
can we order in lunch
…
?
@doug
@keroyln
@here
kerolyn
just expense it
tripp
got it
thanks!!
gerald, pradeep
gerald
hey deepu
pradeep
Yo
what’s going on?
gerald
are you okay
after you fell
pradeep
I’m okay.
gerald
falling hurts, right
pradeep
what
yes, falling hurts
it hurt but I’m alright.
gerald
right right, sorry
been a minute since anything hurt
pradeep
sorry, can you explain how this bit got started?
gerald
it’s not a bit
pradeep
sure sure sure yes
I just don’t want to be left out of the joke!
gerald
it isn’t a joke
pradeep
I hate missing out on office jokes.
gerald
it’s my life
pradeep
It’s why I never skip the all-team meeting even though they’re kinda pointless?
gerald
if I still qualify as living
which is why I’m messaging you
pradeep
did you start this with Doug
did this bit come from your trip out to the Bay Area for that VC firm meeting?
gerald
of all people, why would doug encourage this?
pradeep
ah man, now I’m thinking I should get a goof going with Kerolyn.
maybe it’ll help my quarterly review(?)
gerald
it isn’t a goof, and doug isn’t “in on it”
I have a favor to ask
pradeep
btw did that VC firm ever hire us?
gerald
no, they didn’t
they decided they could handle it on their own
pradeep
Wasn’t that the firm whose CEO made all their employees get neck tattoos of the company logo?
gerald
sure was
“extreme branding”
pradeep
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gerald
actually Fast Company is putting the CEO on the cover next week, so
I guess they didn’t need us
pradeep
bummer
gerald
not the worst thing that happened to me last week, turns out
pradeep
incredibly bold of you to be doing this shtick without our overlords’ consent.
I’d say I’m impressed but it’s more that I’m jealous
gerald
Deepu, man, I am trying to tell you
*this is not a bit*
this is my lived reality, inasmuch as a disconnected consciousness can be said to be “living”
pradeep
Look man, I know doug can read all our slack messages or whatever but I don’t think he does.
I mean he doesn’t have the time, probably.
anyway whatever this bit is, you don’t need to like, roleplay in our DMs
Just pretend to have mono.
gerald
think about this for a second. Please.
pradeep
Did you know Nikki actually did that?
gerald
If I wanted to play Workplace Dungeons and Dragons, don’t you think I would’ve come up with a less career-endangering way to do so
And no I actually didn’t know that about Nikki, wow
pradeep
if this isn’t an elaborate inside joke, I kind of assumed it was a power move.
gerald
I need you to check on my apartment
pradeep
for a raise or something
oh, dude
no
gerald
please
pradeep
it’s snowing.
it’s been snowing
the weatherman says it’s a full 2/3s of a blizzard!
gerald
there is no way a meteorologist said that
pradeep
also aren’t…*you* at your apartment?
gerald
after the blizzard-fraction, then
please
pradeep
are you not home?
did you go on vacation or something?
gerald
I’m in here!!
I’m gone!
Because I’m here!
and I don’t know if my body’s in the apartment or if my whole deal has been like, uploaded into here or what
pradeep
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okay, this lore is getting a little too elaborate for me.
I’m tapping out, I’ve been procrastinating on this Tampa strategy memo anyway
gerald
you live closest, right? judging by the info in #neighbors
if not today because of the snow, maybe later this week?
??
@pradeep?
pradeep
you know, it’s pretty unfair of you to use this much WFH time, bud.
doug and kerolyn have been pretty flex but if you keep this up, you’re going to ruin it for the rest of us
gerald
I’m trying not to, man, I just need help
If you check on my apartment, you’ll see
I’ll be there
or, I won’t be there
either way, that’ll be proof
pradeep
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gerald
maybe after the snow melts?
I can pay you for the time
or I can at least help write the strategy memo, probably
@pradeep???
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gerald
fuck
come back
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gerald
that’s
something
I think
hello?
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gerald
okay
I think we’re getting closer
thank you
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gerald
:smile:
#cute
Louis C
As promised:
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lydia
omg!!!
Louis C
One more:
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Nikki
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pradeep
v. cute, Louis
way to stay on-brand
kerolyn
:+1:
they got BIG
Louis C
They did! I’m afraid to blink or they’ll be grown, asking me for the car keys.
But before all that, we’re going to practice eating solid foods.
kerolyn
A good order of operations.
Louis C
Agreed.
I’m going to attempt to feed them lunch now; this could get messy.
If anything urgent arises, text me, as I may be delayed in responding to email.
And covered in sweet potato mash.
pradeep
godspeed
Nikki
Take more pictures!
Louis C
I’ll see what I can do!
gerald, kerolyn
gerald
do you have the analytics from last month’s Schimply emails on hand?
kerolyn
what?
gerald
I want to confirm something with the data before I get too deep into this strategy recommendation deck.
kerolyn
it is 4 am
it is 4:12 am
gerald
oh! sorry
did I wake you up?
kerolyn
you woke up my lizard
is this an emergency?
gerald
no, just the analytics thing
kerolyn
I will handle that
during business hours
gerald
sure thing! sorry again to wake you
kerolyn
and my lizard
gerald
sorry to your lizard, also
kerolyn
she’s very sensitive right now. she’s pregnant
gerald
congratulations!
kerolyn
ty
doug smorin, tripp
doug smorin
thanks again for handling the onboarding with Beverley
hope it wasn’t too awkward, being the only ones in the office