Containment
“They both had so much to learn in their respective fields that neither of them had much time for anything outside of work. What little time and energy they had left at the end of the work day usually went into maintaining their marriages rather than their friendships. All four of them had managed to get together twice for dinner and a little four-handed chess, but both evenings ended prematurely: one night, Cam kept nodding off in his chair and drooling down the front of his shirt, and the othe...r, Cadie fell into a deep sleep on a convertible futon between turns and had to be carried into the bedroom. She woke up the next morning asking who was ready for dessert.
So Arik and Cam decided that they would get together occasionally during the day. Although they wouldn't be able to spend much time away from work, at least they could spend that time talking rather than trying to stay awake. But lunch proved much trickier to coordinate than dinner. Between emergencies, midday meetings, having to eat with senior colleagues, and simply feeling too overwhelmed to get away, they found that their schedules refused to align.MoreLess
So Arik and Cam decided that they would get together occasionally during the day. Although they wouldn't be able to spend much time away from work, at least they could spend that time talking rather than trying to stay awake. But lunch proved much trickier to coordinate than dinner. Between emergencies, midday meetings, having to eat with senior colleagues, and simply feeling too overwhelmed to get away, they found that their schedules refused to align.MoreLess
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