Keep it simple. Keep it true.

Oh, Adam …

So I’m in St. Louis and we’re taking classes about how to be a better manager.  I’m in the class with Adam and Brandon (who I don’t talk alot about, despite the huge amount of time I spend with them) and a handfull of managers from around the country.  Today we had to do this exercise where we did mock interviews.  The catch was they gave us our characters in a couple of paragraphs and we had to answer the interview questions as this character.

My partner, even though it was random, was, of course, Adam.

So my character was a 54 year old vetran who worked as a postal carrier for 34 years named Earl.

At some point during the interview I was talking about a customer trying to mail a package that was too big.  The following ensued:
Adam: So, you can’t handle a big package?
Elise: In spite of my military backround, I just can’t
Adam: Yeah, right.

Nothing like completely inappropriate sexual innuendo in the middle of a training class. 

And that is why I like Adam.