On Mondays, you’d ask everyone about their weekend. Tuesdays were harder since weekend adventures had already been discussed, so we’d discuss the weather. If you were lucky, someone had been fired or hired, or some other office gossip had emerged. The boldest and most bored among us would begin discussing upcoming weekend plans on Wednesday. The rest of us would try to wait until at least Thursday. On Friday, all talk was of recognizing how glad we all were that it was Friday. These conversations were repeated ad nauseam every week.

