I used to work as a manager in an office where surprise visits by our corporate office were not unusual. My desk was positioned in a way that my back faced the front door. When I focus on my paperwork I become less and less aware of my surroundings. One day I had more paperwork than usual, so I put in my ear buds and set my Pandora Radio to a nice upbeat station. To my delight, Single Ladies by Beyonce began playing. Completely oblivious to my surroundings, I began mimicking dance moves. My co-manager Cassy saw one of our corporate managers walk in and sent me a 'Warning' instant message. I was too preoccupied with my concert to take 2 seconds to click on the bright blinking icon. By the time the corporate manager made his way to my desk I was engaged in full song and dance. At this point I was bopping to the beat, singing out loud, actually reaching around behind myself and smacking my backside. I just happened to look up and see the corporate manager standing there looking down at me with a big smile on his face. I immediately stopped, frozen with embarrassment. I could feel my face heating up as a fresh new supply of blood rushed into it. My coworkers where almost doubled over laughing hysterically. Thankfully, the corporate manager had a good sense of humor and said, 'Do you take requests?' Still very embarrassed, I nervously laughed, picked up my planner, and followed him and our other managers (who all had huge smiles on their faces) into the conference room for a meeting. Needless to say that was the last concert I had for a while.
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