Jack walks into his office wishing he could have just stayed back in his bed and slept while its raining heavily outside. Instead he had to drag himself out of the comforts of his warm bed and take a cold shower. He quickly goes through his Outlook Inbox for any official mails. Thats when he notices a small messenger window pop up with a "Hi". Its his buddy and colleague at work - Jill. He finds it a bit odd coz she almost never pings him this early in the morning.
Jack: Hey how are ya?
Jill: I am in a very bad mood.
(Well thats how she was - blunt but frank. Jack dashes over to her cubicle fearing the worst only to find her reading Harry Potter's latest e-book. Hearing his footsteps she turns back to look at him. He immediately notices the missing smile from her pretty face.)
Jack: What happened?
Jill: Nothing. Its just one of those days.
Jack: Did you have a fight with someone.
(She didn't answer and Jack knew very well not to prod further)
Jill: (turning towards the screen and sounding frustrated) Man where are all the people who are normally online otherwise. Where is Jane?
Jack: Ok bye. I'm leaving.
Jill: Bye.
There is a general perception that guys are not very good listeners. Here Jack is making an effort and gets shot down. Jill seems to prefer chatting with someone online rather speaking with someone in person. Maybe she just wanted to speak with another female. Whatever the reason be, Jack faced one not so good aspect of technology.
Wait a sec I am not done with my post. You gotta hear the remaining part of the story.
Jack: Oh so I see you prefer to stare at the screen and chat rather than speak with someone in person who is ready to listen to you.
Jill: I am so sorry. Its just that I am not myself today.
Jack: Yeah ok. Lets just leave it at that.
(Jack walks back to his cubicle)
Jill comes by his cubicle sometime later probably to set things straight but Jack being a guy (can also be substituted with egoistic jerk) seems to be too busy with his work. So after some failed attempts to strike up a conversation, Jill leaves.
Maybe technology is driving us apart in an attempt to bring us closer but there is no substitute to human stupidity.
Jack: Hey how are ya?
Jill: I am in a very bad mood.
(Well thats how she was - blunt but frank. Jack dashes over to her cubicle fearing the worst only to find her reading Harry Potter's latest e-book. Hearing his footsteps she turns back to look at him. He immediately notices the missing smile from her pretty face.)
Jack: What happened?
Jill: Nothing. Its just one of those days.
Jack: Did you have a fight with someone.
(She didn't answer and Jack knew very well not to prod further)
Jill: (turning towards the screen and sounding frustrated) Man where are all the people who are normally online otherwise. Where is Jane?
Jack: Ok bye. I'm leaving.
Jill: Bye.
There is a general perception that guys are not very good listeners. Here Jack is making an effort and gets shot down. Jill seems to prefer chatting with someone online rather speaking with someone in person. Maybe she just wanted to speak with another female. Whatever the reason be, Jack faced one not so good aspect of technology.
Wait a sec I am not done with my post. You gotta hear the remaining part of the story.
Jack: Oh so I see you prefer to stare at the screen and chat rather than speak with someone in person who is ready to listen to you.
Jill: I am so sorry. Its just that I am not myself today.
Jack: Yeah ok. Lets just leave it at that.
(Jack walks back to his cubicle)
Jill comes by his cubicle sometime later probably to set things straight but Jack being a guy (can also be substituted with egoistic jerk) seems to be too busy with his work. So after some failed attempts to strike up a conversation, Jill leaves.
Maybe technology is driving us apart in an attempt to bring us closer but there is no substitute to human stupidity.
