Since we have now changed offices, my department suddenly finds itself in a different building with plenty of new people all around us. There are over 600 of us where I’m working now so this makes for a lot of new faces, including mine. This morning a girl from another floor came to my desk and told me she’d spent 20 mins trying to spot me and finally had to ask someone what I looked like so that she could find me.
This got me thinking, how did the person she asked describe me so that this girl could indeed find me? I didn’t dare ask her this because it felt pretty narcissistic to do so, but I can't stop thinking about this.... I admit it, I'm curious.
How would someone describe me to someone else who’s never seen or heard me before?
“she’s blond and blue eyed, regular height, regular weight… your average girl – can’t miss her”
or
“she tends to always be dressed in grey, black and/or white, wears pointy high-heel boots and systematically has her hair scruntched up in a half ponytail half chignon – can’t miss her”
or
“right now she has a really ugly pimple under her bottom lip and her nails still show the last remains of a botched manicure she had done two months ago – can’t miss her”
or
“big front teeth, tends to breath really loudly, is the only one in the openspace that can type without looking at her keyboard – can’t miss her”
What are the criteria that people use to describe someone….average? I don’t feel like I have any particular signs that would make me stand out in a crowd. Back home it was easy, I was the blond one. Here I am just another blond. Back home I was the one with the pale pimply skin, here there are at least three of us on the plateau that could use a tan and some clearasil. Back home I was the blue eyed chick, on my floor you’d probably have to ask what shade of blue. I’m not too tall or too short, I’m not overweight or skinny, I don’t dye my hair any particular shade of colour and I don't wear funky makeup. I don’t have a distinctive mole or birthmark on my face and nothing about me screams out foreign American/Mexican (at least I don’t think so).
So what could that person have used as indications for this girl to be able to spot me on a crowded plateau?
Maybe it’s the pink post-its on my desk.
Fned.
4 comments:
Haha, I don't really know how I'd describe you either! In my office I would just be the gigantically tall gringa, no mystery there. Now I'm curious as to what exactly they used to describe you.
I think you're beyond average in the adorableness department. I might send people on the look for a tiny person with a giant personality...although not sure how that'd be any easier to spot :)
the girl who knows what's going on and knows what to do... look for the one who is on the ball at all times. Can't miss her!
Hey Fned. I read your blog, but don't really comment (yeah, I'll get to it...). I don't know how much into, or not That into you and your hubby are into football, but watching today's sorteo from FIFA...I couldn't help but be reminded of you when I saw Mexico and France get selected for Group A. Who are you cheering for? hmmmm
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