Virgo Sun Pisces Moon

I wanna learn more about Corporate Nicole.

You’re… not allowed to…

Why not?

Imagine if it was the other way around. Imagine if I kept bugging you, “Oh, why don’t you tell me more about your genre? Why don’t you SPELL IT OUT in your songs?! I wanna know all those details! Behind the scenes, the internal politics, whatever — tell me more!!!”

(A little stunned… processing…) You’re really bound by corporate NDAs?

(Chuckling) What did you expect?!

There’s no exceptions to these rules?

Husbands and wives will talk to each other at home. It’s not like they can’t just talk about work to their spouses, or boyfriends or girlfriends — or even friends and family. But it’s not something you’re going to BLOG about on social media, or maybe even write a song?! I don’t know… Maybe someone else could do it. Maybe someone else could do it very creatively — so they find ways to get around it. But not me, not right now… I can’t think of any other ways to “get around it” — so it’s still a no… I can’t share with you any other details right now. We can talk about it face to face one day…

I want to know… who else could I talk to… in the future… where I could get another perspective… another… “inside look” into who Corporate Nicole was…

(Sigh) Fine. There was a Work Bestie.

A Work Bestie?

Yes. Everybody has a Work Bestie. Of course, one day, you could meet my Work Bestie.

You still keep in touch?

Of course! Work Bestie is easily kept in touch with, even after you stop working there. They’re on my Facebook, my Instagram. Of course.

So the Work Bestie — is like an Insider… — they’ll get to know Corporate Nicole — but they also do know… Brisbane Nicole? Gold Coast Nicole? Maybe even… Melbourne Nicole?

(Nodding) Work Bestie knows… all those Nicoles…

(Surprised!) Really?!?!! But… it’s not like in the show Severance then?

(Laughing) No, it’s not! It’s not to that extreme. It’s just a TV show! Of course, in real life, there’s a Work Bestie who knows. Of course, in real life — you’re not 100% severed at all…

But you forgot about me… when you were Corporate Nicole…

It was also during the Pandemic. I had post-Covid brain fog.

I don’t think it’s about Covid at all. I think it’s a coincidence and you keep using “Covid” as an excuse. — We all know in real life you’ve never had Covid, you never even had any symptoms to suspect it was Covid. You just keep using it as part of your fictional storyline. — Something happened in the Corporate world. Something happened, that — Corporate Nicole — forgot about me. Common Name. Something happened… I’m sure.

Babes… this is a fictional blog…

Will you promise to tell me one day, face to face?

(Nodding) Yes.

Did it involve a man? A woman? Someone older? Someone younger? Internal politics?! What was it?!?!

Stop. Digging. Just. Stop it.

You’re telling me I really have to drop it? While we’re physically apart — I’ll just never get to know. You wouldn’t even tell me on a Barbie phone if I gave it to you, right now?

(Deep breaths) (Big sighs)

NDAs…?

(Nodding)

That makes me feel really sad.

Why?! It’s not like I’m sad that you’re bound by NDAs as well?! I feel like it’s totally normal.

I don’t know, it just makes me feel sad… I’m sensing something… and I feel like I’m going crazy. Because — intuitively — I think I know. But… I can’t get it confirmed right now. There’s no way you can “spell it out” — and I can’t physically be there to talk to you right now. So… I just don’t get to know.

(Chuckles) Yes, that’s right. You just don’t get to know… right now…

You don’t even work for those companies anymore!

Yeah… so? Out of respect… out of avoiding any unnecessary drama… NDAs… forever…

NDAs… FOREVER?!?!?! WHAT KIND OF STUFF HAPPENED IN THOSE OFFICES?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!

(Laughing) I’m just being dramatic for the blog.

I don’t think so? I think something went down…

(Laughing)

Oh? You’re laughing? So it wasn’t that bad?

That’s what I keep saying, it wasn’t even that bad! You’re making up dramatic scenarios in your imagination. It wasn’t that bad at all. If it was that bad — do you think I would aspire to get back into the Corporate world via Cybersecurity?

(Thinking… processing)…

I’m NOT traumatised. I made a CONSCIOUS CHOICE for MYSELF. That’s why it’s not that bad. That’s why, I’m perfectly ready, willing and capable to go back when I get my Cybersecurity qualifications. It wasn’t that bad at all.