The past two weeks were spent in the lovely town of Pendleton, and I have really enjoyed working with the old, established, and filthy rich clients. Of course, their wealth is the southern type of wealth. They wear overalls on the most important business days and fret over which fleet of tractors to buy.
Today was a new assignment. The Student Center at Clemson University. I knew I was approaching the right place when I saw the large orange paw prints on the highway. Working there truly brought back a lot of memories of college. However, my college experience didn’t really include the frat boys and beer discussions that I found so common while working there today.
Speaking of boys, I am discovering that most of the men in my corporation are like junior high kids. When I spent two weeks downtown, every Joe Shmoe I met was dressed as though they were from the cover of G.Q. But the minute you got to know them they were full of stupid jokes and hot air. Then last week I observed the can’t-sit-still-until-I-get-a-new-truck attitude of So-and-So. He was so wiggly about getting a new truck until he couldn’t stand it anymore. He went out on his lunch break and bought the thing with a friend. When he got back, I overheard them discussing his new vehicle.
So-and-So: So, it’s really big and loud, eh?
Other Guy: Oh yeah! Big! Grunt!
So-and-So: Maybe we should go look under the hood again, hehe.
Other Guy: Yeah! Hood! Grunt!
And while spending only a few hours on the campus today, I watched men play cards with Cash In and Cash Out tickets. They also harassed the Budweiser guy who came in to cash his check. Oh, come on. We’ll open an account for you for free if you give us a tap for the party on Sunday. His response was cute. You’ll get a better deal at Bi-Lo. And watching their Guy Signals when the Hot Girl walked into our office was hilarious. Every man in there was coughing in a Loud Obnoxious Style. Except for the Budweiser guy. He was just plain out panting.
I have a feeling that I’m going to be learning a lot more here than how to discuss mortgage accounts.