Now, I don’t know how many of you work in an office where it is big and has lots of cubicles surrounding your own mini cubicle.

Usually office like the one I am in, is quiet as hell.

Almost like I’m working in a library.


Not so quiet i think

Occasionally, you can hear someone over the distance talking nonsense or discussing work related matters.

The thing is, the place is too quiet that you can hear people walking.

When I first join the company, I was not really occupied with work, basically I was a free soul in the company told to study the business process with no dead lines given.

And I was seated near the entrance, so I have a clear view on who comes and goes.

As days and weeks passed, I don’t know if it’s just me, I started to notice each and everyone’s walking pattern.

I can describe to you how a particular manager or employee walks.

Some walk with authority, some walk like they have big balls - when they have none, literally - some even walk like zombies.

Of cos there are still a large group that has almost identical walking patterns that needs more analysis.

But since my department was moved to another floor, and things got even more quiet, I noticed I can have 1 more dimension of identifying people’s walking pattern.

You see, my new cubicle walls, they aren’t totally obstructing your view at the cubicle next to you.

These is supposing to encourage discussion and interaction among colleagues.

I no longer sit near the entrance, but i definitely sit beside the highway that leads to the pantry and a side door.

And with you working, with the cubicle walls high enough to block your view on the on going traffic and with the quiet surroundings, you tent to listen to whats happening around you.

For my case, I can identify about 50% - 60% of my colleagues that are walking passed behind me - by just listening to their footsteps and the sound they make during walking.

Mind you, our office is matted with some good quality carpet.

You will be surprise if you tune your mind slightly just to notice each individual walking pattern you can easily identify them.

The easiest are always the ladies.

piak.. piak.. piak.. piak …..

Because of their heels that they wear, it’s so easy to separate them when combined with their walking pace.

There was once that my colleague was referring to another colleague and I didn’t know his name.

So what I did was explained and slightly imitate the person’s (that I think he was referring to) walking pattern to identify the person.

And I got it right.

Sherlock Holmes, surely will have a hard time trying to challenge me.

They say I am crazy and have not enough work assigned to me.

With all the analyzing I did, there are still about 30% of people I still get confused by just listening to the walking sounds.

But what worries me is the 10%.

This is the dangerous 10%, most of them consist of my boss, my boss’s boss, my supervisors and project manager.

Basically these are the people that hardly walks over to my cubicle area.

So there is hardly any data or analyzing opportunities for me to identify their walking patterns sounds.

However, my boss walks to my area often.

But he is special.

He walks silently like the tiger behind the bushes.

When you noticed he is there, it’s already too late for anything.

Dam dangerous i tell you.

Moral of the story is that work when you’re suppose to.

Happymah!~




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