'Are you sure this is a skinny latte?'

Most of the time it's easy to believe you're working in a totally normal world. Sure there are the occasional insane remarks - 'Oh my god, I've just had an orchid injury' is still my favourite, which one assistant remarked when she brushed up against the flowers whilst wearing a white tee. But in general our office is relatively mundane. Working mothers  beat themselves up with guilt about failing to make Oscar a good enough Easter bonnet after working late. Single 20-somethings try to disguise their disgusting hangovers. (Tweeting about last night's shenanigans tends to give them away). 

But every now and then you hear a story that reminds you this isn't a normal 9 to 5, where the biggest concerns are whose stolen your stapler. The latest such tale doing the industry rounds today was a beauty assistant on a super competitive monthly magazine who every day volunteered to do the coffee run. 'Are you sure this is a skinny latte?' her colleagues would say each day as she returned from Starbucks. (Because you can really taste it). 'Well, that's what I asked for,' she'd reply, concerned. Until one day her ruse was discovered when, frustrated with, as she saw it, the Barista consistently getting her order wrong, the colleague confronted him. 'Nope, she always asks for full fat milk,' the no doubt super confused Starbucks employee insists. Oh dear. It's coffee sabotage. Now you might think said cheated colleague might think to herself, 'Wow, that girl has serious food issues.' But that would be forgetting that we're talking about the difference between a 100 and 350 calorie. For someone who measures out almonds as a snack, that's indefensible.