Walking into the conference room at precisely 12:04 pm, I was greeted with stares and ogling. The stares were those executives who were not happy that I was strolling in late. The ogling was from my co-workers who were surprised to see me in the room. I could imagine what was going on in their minds: Really? That moron is on the team? Did the janitor turn down the invitation, first?
"Nice of you to join us." One of the executives mockingly told me.
"It's nice to join you!" I responded back. I should probably avoid being a wise-ass.