Interesting Incident

There was an Indian lady (let us call her Latha) working in a famous insurance company in San Francisco. Every day she used to go to the office cafeteria for lunch. There she met an American lady (let us call her Cynthia) and they became friends. They used to meet every day for lunch. 

They became such close friends that they used to talk about even their personal private matters. It went on for about almost 2 years. 

Both of them never asked the other which department they worked and what is their job. They just met during lunch time and talked subjects other than the office stuff. 

After 2 years, one day Latha told Cynthia that she is quitting her job to take care of her family. Cynthia then invited her for lunch the next day in a restaurant (and not the office cafeteria) as a parting farewell. Latha said she would like to accept her invitation but she does not know if her supervisor would allow her to go for an extended lunch time.

Now Cynthia asked Latha which department she worked and what is her supervisor’s name. Latha informed the name of the department and the supervisor’s name. Cynthia said she would talk to her supervisor. 

After lunch, Latha came to her office. Her supervisor was all nervous and asked Latha how she knew Cynthia. This innocent Latha said they used to meet for lunch at the cafeteria every day for 2 years. The supervisor asked Latha if she knew what Cynthia’s job in the corporation. Latha said she does not know and does not care. They were just lunch time friends. 

The supervisor told Latha she can take the whole afternoon off the next day. 

Latha asked the supervisor what does Cynthia do. The supervisor said Cynthia is the Chief of Staff for the CEO of this large Insurance Company.