The Walker

Have you asked him about his walking?

He's a stranger - so I am frightened to ask him.

Actually I don't know him at all - not even sure what group he works in. And also I don't actually walk by him. He is too far away for me to ask without shouting. I bypass the hallway on my trek to the ladies room.

I suppose I could do something mature and ask him - but I rather like the mystery.

He's the new Quality Control Director.

Maybe he's one of those people they send in to observe and track company slackers...you know the ones what watch him and aren't getting their own tasks done.

Perhaps he is of elsewhere and is considering purchasing the place.

Maybe a governmental sort, making sure that work conditions are up to snuff...you do have a snuff box there don't you?

Only way to find out is to ask. You don't even ask have to him. Get some poor sap in the area where he's doing his nonstop constitutional and have them ask and then get back to Mildred over in finance who will report to Wilbur in the mailroom and he will tell Clancy when he gets on the elevator to tell Ethel, who will then tell you. Problem solved.

We don't have a Mildred.

He wasn't walking or within view when I went to the kitchen to heat up my lunch.

Maybe he's a conman looking to pull an Ocean's 11 style caper on your company? He could be the scout for the party to the criminal endeavor/heist. Does he look like either Brad Pitt or George Clooney?

Not even close. I wish - then the spying would be much more enjoyable and probably I would have company.

In that case, just start a paper trail if the guy makes a habitual return. Does your company have full time security? Let them know of your observations on this man's habit. Just give them a ring and remember to trust your initial instincts.

Good idea. This may actually be a red cell operation finding weakness in company security. If a total stranger can wander around for an entire day without being either accosted or reported, company security isn't too hot.

Turn him in Linky. There may even be a little something in it for you.

sweet....and I work in a secured area - meaning not only do you need a badge to get into the building, but you need additional security to get into the area in which I work.

True Story on this once at a prior company. Here and there we would receive a company wide email reminding us of security stuff - including to report to security any unusual or suspcious individuals. So this intern or new hire (can't remember which) actually read this thoroughly. She saw what she thought was a suspcious character she had never seen before wondering around on the floor she worked on. He was acting weird; he appeared (in her words) retarded- so she reported him.

Security came and he kept saying over and over - no I'm a portfolio manager, I'm a portfolio manager. And he was - I can vouch for that this guy is weird. I had to deal with him regularly for work. He is quite the oddball and he thought it fun once and a while to wonder on different floors to check things out.

Ok you all think I'm crazy - just went to the ladies room again and there he is wandering with his arms behind his back.

So when leaving the ladies room, I took the long way around - hoping to bump into him. But no he is at the furthest distance away just moseying around.

I am going to get at the bottom of this.

Clearly, this corporate spook is avoiding you. Turn him in. Maybe there's a reward.

Oh Hell . . . just shoot the son of a bitch . . .

So I get up not too long after the long walk around the ladies room. And voila I see this person walking to his desk (at least I assume it must be his desk).

Ha ha - I found his desk - I will need to search it out when he isn't around. And no one else - since it is in a spot that you wouldn't casually walk around it.

Perhaps he has a bad back and needs to stretch.

I was out yesterday so I have nothing to report. Although from my observations there seems to be no bad back.

Haven't noticed him today, but I've been busy as I have to do stuff from yesterday to catch up.

You should start the Linkat Detective Agency. Get a camera crew to follow you around and thusly star in a reality TV show as well.

I have a bad feeling about this...

what if he is reporting to his boss that he has been walking out in the hallway to watch for that lady that goes to the bathroom all day long instead of working?

stalemate...

I don't think his cube has a nameplate - hard to see - when I went to the cafe a bit ago, I walked stragetically so that I could go past his row as close as possible to his cube. There was only one down that row that had a name plate and it didn't look like his.

is there someone you know who sits near him who you can ask?