You can take the girl out of Disneyland...

Sep 17, 2007 at 2:28 PM
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Today, the international members of our team were on campus for a summit. It's really cool; since I've just started it's nice to meet the entire team right away.

A week ago, we were asked to provide a "fun fact" about ourselves as part of an icebreaking exercise. It could be something like "I majored in anthropology" or "I like turtles" or some such thing. I submitted, "I got married at Disneyland. With Mickey Mouse in attendance." Today, during our opening session, we were given bingo cards with 16 fun facts on them. We were to go around the room and find the person who corresponded with each fun fact in an effort to achieve bingo. Not everyone's fact was included to make the game a little easier, but mine was on there.

Now, I've only been at this job for two weeks. My desk isn't decorated at all yet. I don't wear any Disney stuff. I am professionally attired. The only time I think I've mentioned Disney at all is in my interview; I was asked if I ever used the company website and I reponded that I had. When asked what items I've purchased from said website, I responded, "Disneyana."

So imagine my surprise when I walked around the room and people pointed at me and said, "Disneyland, right?" Finally, after the fifth person I'D NEVER MET BEFORE got it right off the bat, I said, "How did you know?" She said, "It just seems to go with you."

I'm really not sure how to react to this.

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In the archives is there a blog about the job change or is this and the veiled reference of the empty desk with the Starbucks cup the only clues?

Another neat mixer type game is you tell/write on a card two lies and one truthful statement and then the group/sub-group tries to figure it out...its really cool if you can come up with a doosey of a truth, because then you can really get some reactions from people assuming the lies are correct.

Disneyland is the happiest place on earth...you should take it as a huge compliment that people see that instinctively in you...its either that or you've already done some "mickey mouse work", ha!

Nah, no post about the job change. I keep my work life pretty quiet on here. Not being secretive, I'm just especially careful about blogging about work.

Perhaps I should take it as a compliment. Perhaps I shouldn't worry about it at all!

I'm with ya on keeping the blog - for the most part - from the co-workers. Especially if those co-workers no longer include those perpetuating the blogosphere. Congrats.

On another note, in these cynical times (which I have certainly at least somewhat perpetuated) it is comforting to know that some still believe in Disneyland.