OT (kinda): Oregon/Michigan workplace banter
I work in Nike's HQ in Beaverton, Oregon. Wearing Michigan gear at work this week feels... different than other weeks. Wanted to share the friendly workplace back-and-forth with the gang here as you may find it amusing:
What my co-worker posted (linked if picture doesn't work):
What I posted in response (linked, again):
Ann Arbor vs. Eugene smack talk...
"No, YOUR city is cloudier and rainier and has more hipster homeless kids!"
100% true.
"I will only flush a second time if the duck doesn't make it on the first flush."
Sorry about formatting. Relatively new to this.
can you translate it for us?
Sure!
His first note: "FLUSH TWICE. It's a long way to Ann Arbor, MI. Go Ducks!"
My response: "Congratulations on your team's victories against mid-majors Iona and Rhode Island! Michigan basketball is 4-0 all time vs. Oregon basketball. If you are still interested in viewing the game despite it being unrelated to football season, it begins at 4:09 PM on Thursday. Go Blue! PS - I will only flush a second time if the duck doesn't make it on the first flush."
because that is not at all funny.
Can someone please make an edit so that the guy is wearing Khakis?!
You'd think the Oregon sign dude would have had the actual colorways available to him.
I'm not too sure they know what their colors actually are considering how many different greens they have.
I work in Portland. A lot of people I've talked to seem to think that Michigan will win, but small sample size.
Other than a few people picking Oregon out of some feeble spite - nearly all of them disenchanted Spartan fans - the only real chatter we've had here is about whether or not this is going to look like the Oklahoma State game or the Louisville game or is Oregon different enough that they are a challenge unto themselves, as really all teams are, but we were struggling for a comparison.
KISS
"I work in Nike's HQ in Beaverton, Oregon"
I'm sorry.
I used to drive past that soulless sucking tax hole regularly.
...and while it's surrounded by Beaverton, last I knew it wasn't IN Beaverton - for tax avoidance reasons.
Rob Drake, is that you?
I don't quite get the "despite it being unrelated to football" part. Oregon went 4-8 in football this year.
Beats 3 and 9
This particular coworker repeatedly told me he only cares about football earlier this season. I gotta give him credit for making an attempt to talk trash when the opportunity presented itself. He also said something about the game being on Friday, hence the gametime reminder in the message as well.
No signage necessary
Living in Portland, I always get a lot of shit about wearing my Michigan gear. (which, why really? Why do they care?) But this week, everyone has been pretty quiet. Seems like they feel fortunate to have gotten this far and are worried.
I forgot Oregon had a basketball team til I learned we were playing them
draw a stick figure with the word "you" above it and a knife through it's head.
that'll show 'em.
the fact that I laughed out loud at this may mean I'm unbalanced
OP by any chance do you have any "pull" in hiring? I applied for a position there, but didn't have quite the experience they were looking for. still would love to work there, and I am in Oregon already.
Have you had any informationals with people at Nike? That tends to be a popular way to get in.
unfortunately not.
I live in Portland too. Going to watch with most of my coworkers. Can confirm that most Duck fans are fickle and only follow basketball when they get into the top 20.
More importantly, can you get me a discount?
And when I say "no, sorry" is when people stop paying attention to anything I have to say afterward.
On Friday morning and find said coworker crying in his cubicle :)
Ducks love urine as much as they love water.
Lake Oswego is ritzy suburb of Portland. I was there for work, but I couldn't help but give a "Go Blue," to the guy wearing the Oregon hat and sweartshirt drinking at the bar. He turned his dead, but didn't say anything and just shook his head. The Ducks are not a confident group right now. My client was completely confused, but I couldn't help myself.
March 22nd, 2017 at 11:12 PM ^
Take Kramer's advice and just tell him you slept with his wife
but what of his wife is very unattractive and smelly? that would kind of make the op look bad there, but at least he didn't marry her I guess.