Marcher: the Author's Preferred Text
“They were sitting by the window, with a couple of pints and Jazamine’s tobacco tin on the table in front of them.
‘I’m sorry I didn’t phone you,’ Jazamine said. ‘Being suspended turned out to be more of a shock than I’d expected. I thought I’d just go away for a bit until I’d got my head round it.’ ‘All by yourself?’ ‘Yes, I find that helps sometimes. I went to stay in a B & B over in Wales, a little place I know in the Black Mountains, and spent a few days walking around and thinking about... things.’ She smiled.
‘Which was a good idea, because I realised it really doesn’t matter. The very worst that could possibly happen is that I get sacked. And it’s only a job, and not such a great job either. If they do get rid of me, I might even end up thanking them in the long run.’ ‘That might be true for me as well.’ ‘It’s been tough for you too?’ ‘Yeah. This shifter contact all the time is doing all kinds of strange things to my head, I’m working ridiculously long hours, and on top of that, as if we weren’t busy enough already, we’re constantly getting e-mails marked HIGH PRIORITY, with long lists of new procedures which are “mandatory for all staff”.’ ‘I know those kinds of e-mails.MoreLess
‘I’m sorry I didn’t phone you,’ Jazamine said. ‘Being suspended turned out to be more of a shock than I’d expected. I thought I’d just go away for a bit until I’d got my head round it.’ ‘All by yourself?’ ‘Yes, I find that helps sometimes. I went to stay in a B & B over in Wales, a little place I know in the Black Mountains, and spent a few days walking around and thinking about... things.’ She smiled.
‘Which was a good idea, because I realised it really doesn’t matter. The very worst that could possibly happen is that I get sacked. And it’s only a job, and not such a great job either. If they do get rid of me, I might even end up thanking them in the long run.’ ‘That might be true for me as well.’ ‘It’s been tough for you too?’ ‘Yeah. This shifter contact all the time is doing all kinds of strange things to my head, I’m working ridiculously long hours, and on top of that, as if we weren’t busy enough already, we’re constantly getting e-mails marked HIGH PRIORITY, with long lists of new procedures which are “mandatory for all staff”.’ ‘I know those kinds of e-mails.MoreLess
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