Monday, December 01, 2014
Bad Habits
& the Grammar of Working
Blatch is a calm boss. And somewhat firm.
As a result, the girls fine-tune him, and he them.
But a something wanders. They slack off, and he
proves a beat behind.
A day’s work ruined! And he lights into them!
From his boss...the usual sarcasm.
But the Big Guy emails he’s coming for a
“little walkabout.”
“Anxious to chat, though.” Uh huh?
Marcy had worked there before they married.
“Ominous!” she pronounces. “And, more immediately,
you’ve lost the trust of your girls. Oh well, there’s
time to...”
But there isn’t. He’s transferred to a city a hundred
miles away. A ‘Showcase’ where the girls are in
a retarded program with the State.
“A promotion!” she wisecracks.
How the company is selling it in the business press.
“See you on weekends!”
The silver lining? Marcy will devote all her time
exploring retirement options. She’s super meticulous
in anything like that!
“Did you blink when the Big Guy took you on?” she
asks, the second or fifth weekend in.
“I merely listened.”
“One bad habit!”
“But all the psychologists are always saying...!”
“Next time, beg! An active verb!”
Labels: Big Guy, boss, business, girls, irrational bosses, listening, office politics, retirement, supervision, women in workplace
