The Team Lunch

Every month our company has a team lunch. The boss pays, and we go to a restaurant near the office. Last month it was a big Padang restaurant with twenty different dishes. Everyone was excited. I was nervous, because I didn't know what to talk about.

I sat next to a woman from the finance team. I'd seen her many times but never spoken to her. I asked about her job, and she asked about mine. Then we found out we both come from the same small town. We talked for the whole lunch.

Now we have coffee together twice a week, and when I have a problem with an invoice, I know exactly who to ask. The team lunch isn't really about the food. It's about finding out who the people around you actually are.