A Knife in the Back (2012)
“Fortunately that didn’t matter much with multiple-choice tests. She shoved the papers aside, getting them mixed up with another set. Oh, well. She could sort them out later.
“You don’t look happy,” she said as Jack plopped himself down in the chair beside her desk.
“I’m not.” He proceeded to tell her what had happened in Fieldstone’s office.
“I’m not surprised,” Sally said when he was done.
“Me neither. Just a little disappointed.”
“You have to try to see it from their perspective.”
Jack stiffe...ned and straightened in the chair. Then he relaxed and smiled.
“For a second there I thought you were serious,” he said. “I thought you’d be more upset than this.”
“I’m upset. Don’t think I’m not. How dare they tell me what to do about one of my own faculty members without consulting me!”
“Have they actually told you yet?”
“No, but I’m sure they’ll get around to it. Why don’t we go have some lunch so they can’t get me on the phone?”MoreLess
“You don’t look happy,” she said as Jack plopped himself down in the chair beside her desk.
“I’m not.” He proceeded to tell her what had happened in Fieldstone’s office.
“I’m not surprised,” Sally said when he was done.
“Me neither. Just a little disappointed.”
“You have to try to see it from their perspective.”
Jack stiffe...ned and straightened in the chair. Then he relaxed and smiled.
“For a second there I thought you were serious,” he said. “I thought you’d be more upset than this.”
“I’m upset. Don’t think I’m not. How dare they tell me what to do about one of my own faculty members without consulting me!”
“Have they actually told you yet?”
“No, but I’m sure they’ll get around to it. Why don’t we go have some lunch so they can’t get me on the phone?”MoreLess
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