CSI: My Office

I don’t write about work very often, but this was just… I can’t stop the laughing.

There are several contractors working on some technology project for the company. They all work on laptops and log some odd hours (which makes some sense since I think most of them bill hourly). So some come early to the office.

Earlier this week one of them came to work in the wee hours, I think before 7 AM. She worked for a while, went to the bathroom for a few minutes, came back and discovered that her laptop, power cord, Cat 5 cable and mouse were missing. Someone stole it right off her desk.

At the time I thought, huh. But a few minutes later it became clear that the crack squad of other contractors was on the case. In the span of a few minutes, three dudes had come together to solve the case. It was a cross between Law and Order and CSI. Below is an approximation of their chat. I will say this, I’ve taken some liberties for narrative purposes but they did actually use all the jargon that they’ve learned from cop shows. Really.

My office
9:30 AM
Cubicle aisle way
Dude1: It’s shocking.
Dude2: I should really lock my desk more often.
Dude 1: She was just going to the bathroom.
Dude 3 (walks up and joins in): It had to have been an inside job.
Other dudes look on in horror.
Dude 2 (excitedly): Yeah, they could have been staking out the place.
Dude 1(interrupting): Exactly – they had to case the joint.
Dude 3: A perp like this was fast, in and out. He knew what he was doing. He’s not an amateur.
Dude 2: He saw his opportunity and he made his move.
They all nod in agreement.

It was like watching one of those commercials on Spike! Where they advertise the CSI reruns. Except that this all happened without irony.

The case is still unsolved.

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