WFH Tales

The Staring Game

It was a busy day for Sally's team. They were working tirelessly for weeks on a project related to change in derivatives application for their banking client that would bring in huge revenues to the company. The team worked remotely which was a plus point for most of them, especially for Sally.

When the clock struck 4 pm, every team member stopped what they were doing. Their favorite teams meeting was going to start. While people around the world hated meetings, this team eagerly awaited calls with Sally. Why? Because of Sally's darling – Benji - a five-year-old chirpy German Shepard dog who was now grabbing his favorite toy – a ginger-colored small-sized teddy bear gifted by his humom for Christmas.

As Sally connected the call, Benji appeared from her behind with his toy still in his mouth. He stared curiously at himself in the tiny self-mode video screen as others giggled at his antics. His ears stood pointed. He was still clueless. He still didn't figure out who that dog was, why was he staring at him, why he was imitating his action, why does he look like him or why the humans were giggling at him. Now another set of questions bothered him. How was he going to give his favorite toy to him? Why does he have the same toy as him? He dropped the toy in anger so did his reflection in the video. He barked at him and left while Sally continued the meeting. She saw her team getting relaxed. This was the reason why she didn't want to shoo her pet away whenever he appeared during the call. They needed a little entertainment to get through the busy day.