The Office Nickname

Somebody at the office starts calling Simon "the Sandwich Guy" during his second week. Nobody will tell him why.

西蒙入职第二周，办公室里有人开始管他叫“三明治男”。谁也不肯告诉他为什么。

It starts small. A coworker he barely knows waves and says, "Morning, Sandwich Guy," as if it's completely normal. By Thursday, three more people have used it, including his manager. His manager says it with a straight face during a meeting.

一开始只是小事。一个他几乎不认识的同事向他挥挥手，说：“早啊，三明治男。”好像这再正常不过。到周四，又有三个人这么叫过他，其中包括他的经理。经理在一次会议上一本正经地这么说。

Simon asks Reese, who sits next to him, if she knows where it came from. She just shrugs. "I assumed you knew. Everyone's been calling you that since Monday."

西蒙问坐在他旁边的里斯，知不知道这个称呼是从哪来的。她只是耸耸肩。“我以为你知道呢。从周一起，大家就一直这么叫你。”

"Since Monday? I don't even remember doing anything sandwich-related on Monday."

“从周一起？我连周一做过什么和三明治有关的事都想不起来。”

"Maybe it's not about you," Reese says. "Maybe it's about someone who looks like you."

“也许不是在说你，”里斯说，“也许是在说一个长得像你的人。”

That night, Simon can't stop thinking about it. He replays the whole week, searching for any moment that might explain a nickname this specific. Nothing comes to mind.

那天晚上，西蒙一直在想这件事。他把一整周的事重新过了一遍，想找出任何一个能解释这么具体的外号的时刻。什么也想不起来。

The next morning, he finally asks Micah directly, since Micah seems to know everyone's business in the office. Micah laughs so hard he has to put down his coffee.

第二天早上，他终于直接去问米卡，因为米卡似乎对办公室里每个人的事都知道。米卡笑得太厉害，不得不把咖啡放下。

"Oh, that's not about you," Micah says. "There was a guy named Simon who worked here two years ago. He brought a sandwich to every single meeting, without fail. People still talk about it."

“哦，那不是说你，”米卡说，“两年前这里有个也叫西蒙的人。他每一次开会都带一个三明治，从不例外。大家到现在还在说这件事。”

"So there's just… a legendary sandwich guy, and I happen to share his name?"

“所以只是……有一位传奇的三明治男，而我碰巧和他同名？”

"Basically, yes. When you started, people got confused and started calling you by his nickname instead of your actual name. Nobody ever corrected it."

“基本上就是这样。你刚来的时候，大家搞混了，就开始用他的外号叫你，而不是你的真名。从来没有人纠正过。”

Simon isn't sure whether to feel relieved or more confused than before. At least it isn't about anything he actually did.

西蒙不知道该觉得松了口气，还是比之前更困惑。至少这和他真正做过的任何事无关。

He decides there's only one reasonable way to end this. The next day, he brings an enormous sandwich to the team meeting. He sets it down in the middle of the table without a word.

他决定，只有一个合理的办法来结束这件事。第二天，他带了一个超大的三明治去团队会议。他一言不发地把它放在了桌子中央。

Reese starts laughing first. Then the whole room follows. By the end of the day, half the office has heard the story. And the nickname, somehow, has only gotten stronger.

里斯第一个笑了起来。然后整个房间的人都跟着笑了。到那天结束的时候，办公室里有一半的人都听说了这个故事。而那个外号，不知怎么的，反而叫得更响了。