RUBBING PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY
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RUBBING PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY
THE TEXT RUBBING PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY Paula Mooney, a not particularly popular Sentinel Savings & Loan mortgage underwriter, was the recipient of awkward goodbyes from coworkers Monday, her last day with the company. Mooney, who in two and a half years with moving to Texas to be with her boyfriend, but Sentinel "never quite hit it off with the gang," I'm not positive." was given a polite but emotionless going-away Another employee who exchanged banal party an pleasantries with Mooney was receptionist Entenmann's chocolate cake, Hi-C fruit punch, Alana Hodge, 22. According to Hodge, Mooney and a good-luck card signed by whomever was "her usual strange self." near her workspace. Featuring happened to be at their desks when it was passed around, the 15-minute gathering met the minimum standards for a farewell party. "She asked me if her old phone extension was going to be retired," Hodge said. "I said we'd probably just give it to whoever takes her place. "I never had any deep, personal grudge against Then I asked her why she was asking. After this Paula," said Barb Ridnak, 48, one of the nine awkward silence, she explained that she was Sentinel employees who chipped in to buy joking, saying she was such a legend, her Mooney a $13 picture frame as a going-away extension would be retired. I was like, 'Oh.'" gift. "But there was just something about her that rubbed me the wrong way. I don't know, there was a certain coldness about her. And a phoniness. When you talked to her, she always came off kind of, well, surface-y." After avoiding eye contact with Mooney for the entire party, Ridnak bumped into her in the women's rest room shortly before quitting time. Despite her distaste for Mooney, Ridnak forced a grin and gave her an awkward goodbye. "I said something like, 'It's going to be different not having you around.' Which I guess, technically, is true," Ridnak said. "Then, she gave a little nervous laugh and shrugged slightly. She didn't really say much, Miss Personality that she is. I guess she felt just as uncomfortable as I did." Added Ridnak: "I'm not even exactly sure why she's leaving here. I think somebody said she's VOCABULARY savings & loans -- spořitelna mortgage underwriter -- upisovatel hypoték? recipient -- příjemce awkward -- ošemetný, trapný, nepříjemný hit it off -- padnout si do noty the going-away party featured... -- na rozlučkovém večírku se objevily... grudge -- zášť, zaujatost chip in -- přispět (penězi) it rubs me the wrong way -- pocitově mi to nesedí, dráždí mě to phony -- neupřímný, hraný she comes off kind of surface-y -- působí tak nějak povrchně bump into sb -- narazit na někoho quitting time -- padla distaste -- nechuť, odpor force a grin -- přinutit se k širokému úsměvu shrug -- pokrčit rameny slightly -- jemně, trošku I'm not positive -- nejsem si úplně jistá exchange banal pleasantries -- vyměnit si otřepané fráze (lichotky) she was her usual strange self -- byla divná jako vždycky phone extension -- přípojka retire st -- stáhnout (z provozu) I was like "oh" -- já na to jako "aha" CNBW READING ROOM / SMALL BLACK BEETLES / HOW WEIRD CAN YOU GET AWKWARD FAREWELLS AT WORKPLACE - 1 - RUBBING PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY