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The Early Bird is a Bookworm

We have a rather special policy on tardiness and timekeeping in the office. If you badge in before the electronic timekeeping device flashes 7:30:59 a.m., your shift ends early, at 4:30 in the afternoon. If you badge in between 7:31:00 and 8:00:59, you may go home at 5. Enter the lobby between 8:01:00 and 8:30:59, and you’re good to go at 5:30. Show up a second later than 8:30:59, and you’re late.

Today I woke up unusually early, and I went about my morning rituals in a jiffy. I arrived in the office and waved my proximity card, victoriously. The timekeeping thingy greeted me (Welcome, Aldrin!) at exactly 7:30:12. I badged out later (Goodbye, Aldrin!) at 4:30:36.

I had a critically acclaimed movie to catch in less than an hour. I arrived at the multilevel shopping and entertainment center where I decided to watch it just ten minutes later. I was early. But I never made it to the cinema in time.

I was held up by a bookstore.

Posted 3 months ago & Filed under book, movie, the hurt locker, bestsellers, the podium, work, time, 8 notes