According to Type

Family and Office Roles Mix, yesterday’s New York Times noted:

But workplace roles and the dynamics among colleagues can go much deeper than those somewhat superficial stereotypes, especially in a nation where many people spend as much time with colleagues as they do with their families, where the office so often mirrors the family.

A nanosecond to guess which role I fall into……..

(Hint: Yesterday afternoon, upon entering the building—it’s an old house—where my office is, I confront a huge puddle of coffee and my instant reaction is…………….. I start unfurling paper towels and mopping it up, while a student waiting to talk to a colleague looks startled and then says “I can help!”)