Since before I returned from vacation, the company was in over drive to try and prepare the necessary documentation to get our ISO certification renewed. Every three years, companies are up for review and must renew these certificates. Everyone around the office was frantic to get everything done in time for the inspectors. We even brought in Ahmet’s wife to help organize everything as the work load was overwhelming.
Tuesday evening, after successfully getting our ISO certification reissued, Kemal Asci (Murat’s father) took the whole company - employees from both production and the office - out for dinner and drinks. This evening was excellent. We went to a restaurant that Murat and I went to often in the spring but not so much anymore. Their food is good and the Asci family knows the people that work. Anyway here are some pictures with some narrative.
Here is a picture of everyone sitting around the big U-shaped table arrangement they set up for us. Unfortunately this was not enough table so we had to put some chairs on the inside (even though not everyone was there). Naturally someone was expected to give speech. Somehow it was decided that it should be me who gives the speech. So, with Alper as my translator I gave a short speech about how it’s good we got the ISO certification so that we can all keep our jobs. Everyone seemed to enjoy it very much, and there was a lot of laughter. I suppose I can’t be sure that Alper translated for me properly.
Alper, Ahmet and I. All three of us had a bit too much to drink for a Tuesday night.
The lovely ladies of the company and Hassan. He was really quite the lady’s man that night.
Ahmet brought Cohiba’s to the party and was giving them out to pretty much anyone that wanted one. I of course obliged him.
Kenan and I
Towards the end of the night, after a few beers, I began reading people’s fortunes. In Turkey, some people believe empty Turkish coffee cups upside down, you can read the future from how the coffee grinds stick to the cup. I of course had no idea how to do this, but after a few drinks, you discover lots of new talents. So I read several fortunes in front of an audience of people. It was actually quite fun even though I was making it up as I went along. One guy asked me afterwards, with a very serious face, do you believe in this?
The next day of course, everyone was showing signs of exhaustion from the night’s partying. It was fun though! I am hoping we can do another company event because I hardly interact with my coworkers except for the main people in the company.
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