Mind the overspray…

A few weeks ago, I started in a new position at Teague. Transferring from a corporate admin position, I had little interaction with the actual deliverable product that Teague designs and develops in the Aviation Studio. My new position however, has me out in the trenches weekly to assist in documenting the awesomeness that Teague produces.

As this past Monday was my first day sans “training wheels” (the nice little nickname I gave the lovely individual who trained me), I exuberantly decided to conquer every task that came my way. Atop the growing pile in my inbox was a little post-it reminder of one special task that needed to be completed outside of the office: video record the operation of a bidet in action.

What does this have to do with my new job? Everything! People who travel in style need to feel fresh right? So it was my job to go out and show that this little device exists and actually works for those who may want a little extra perk to their in-flight experience.

Here’s a little tip for anyone that wants to test out a bidet without taking a seat: wear a poncho.

I went in with my pushin’ finger blazing and turned the bidet on with little thought to what bidets actually do. Three seconds into the first out-of-office task of my first day flying solo, I was swiftly reminded of their purpose and found myself in the line of fire.

Like a character in a mid-nineties Rom-Com, my pants were sprayed with a nice forceful stream of water. Mr. Camera Man shot his hand out to save me from the spray as I fumbled to hit the stop button, but the damage had been done. I spent the rest of the afternoon looking like a bad joke, continuing my documentation task with wet pants.

Needless to say, my first day solo was one that will not soon be forgotten.

Bidets: 1, Kelly: 0. (I don’t know how, but I’ll have my comeback soon.)