The office where Tim and Seth work has put in properly ventilated smoking area so that smokers won't have to stand outside the building in bad weather. Curiously, a unique culture has sprung up amongst those who use the smoking room, and the two non-smoking workers discuss how it could affect their careers.
Tim: Hey, Seth. Where is everyone? It looks like a ghost town in here.
Seth: Ever since they put in that new smoking room there's been a mass exodus from here every break time.
I guess it beats standing outside in the cold.
Tim: It can't be that healthy to be in a room filled with smokers all frantically puffing away during their break.
Seth: Actually, it's pretty cushy in there. I took a look when they first announced it was ready for use. They've put in a state-of-the-art ventilation system, so it's quite a nice place to take a load off. It's even given people from different departments a chance to talk about work in a low-pressure environment.
Tim: That would explain why Gavin has been so chummy with the VP of Marketing lately. They're both smokers.
Seth: Yeah. It wouldn't surprise me if some new alliances and important decisions are getting made in there. I don't want to be left out of the loop just because I don't smoke.
Tim: Well, I'm not about to take up smoking just to get in tight with the higher-ups. But it is sort of a burn to be on the outside while guys like Gavin are in there making new influential friends.
Seth: Hey! Maybe we could hang out in there and just pretend to be smoking. What if I stand like this, and hold my pen like this? How does that look?
Tim: It looks dumb. Really dumb. That pen's not even white. Real cigarettes are white, not clear.
Seth: Obviously I use a different pen. I was juts giving you an example.
Tim: Maybe we should just accept that we're gonna be near the bottom of the totem pole for a long time.
Expression of the Day
It's a nice place to take a load off.
그곳은 기분을 전환하기에 좋은 장소야.
It's a nice place to put your feet up.
It's a nice place to take a breather.
It's a nice place to take a break.
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