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ninanevermore) wrote2009-06-29 01:34 pm
ninanevermore) wrote2009-06-29 01:34 pm
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Monday – A Matter of Professional Curiosity
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It occurred to me this morning that the water cooler talk about the passing of Michael Jackson sounds a little different when you work at a large corporation that owns funeral homes.
I've overheard the following remarks today:
"So, do you know who has Michael Jackson? Do we?"
"I don't know. No one's saying."
"Surely we do! I mean, you don't think they'd trust a mom-and-pop with someone like him, do you?"
"Maybe. You'd think we would, but I haven't heard anything."
"Hmmm. What about Farrah?"
"Dunno."
It's not that the people I work with are morbid. If we were in the catering industry, the same kind of talk would happen whenever a celebrity announced a wedding. I guess business is business no matter what business you're in, and a high-profile contract is always bound to attract a lot of speculation.
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.
It occurred to me this morning that the water cooler talk about the passing of Michael Jackson sounds a little different when you work at a large corporation that owns funeral homes.
I've overheard the following remarks today:
"So, do you know who has Michael Jackson? Do we?"
"I don't know. No one's saying."
"Surely we do! I mean, you don't think they'd trust a mom-and-pop with someone like him, do you?"
"Maybe. You'd think we would, but I haven't heard anything."
"Hmmm. What about Farrah?"
"Dunno."
It's not that the people I work with are morbid. If we were in the catering industry, the same kind of talk would happen whenever a celebrity announced a wedding. I guess business is business no matter what business you're in, and a high-profile contract is always bound to attract a lot of speculation.