What He Craves
“Now, that was strange.
Mr. McMillian rarely ever poked his head out of his office.
In fact, rumor had it most days he locked himself in there and took eight-hour naps. In three years, I’d seen him a total of once. On my first day. Thus, to have him waiting for me at my desk was very weird. It was even stranger to have him asking me to follow him to his office. He’d never, ever done that before.
He shut the door, motioning for me to sit in the chair facing his desk.
Puzzled, I sat.
“First, I wan...t to say that you’ve done a fine job for Tamby Systems. Absolutely fine. So what I have to tell you is no reflection on your performance.”
It sounded like he was about to…was he…?
He cleared his throat. “I’m afraid we’re going to have to let you go.”
Fired. I had just been fired.
Ohmygod!
“I’d be happy to give you a recommendation,” he continued, as if he hadn’t just shattered my world and turned my life upside down.
Fired. Couldn’t be. No.
He added, “And of course, you’ll qualify to collect unemployment until you’re able to find another position.”MoreLess
Mr. McMillian rarely ever poked his head out of his office.
In fact, rumor had it most days he locked himself in there and took eight-hour naps. In three years, I’d seen him a total of once. On my first day. Thus, to have him waiting for me at my desk was very weird. It was even stranger to have him asking me to follow him to his office. He’d never, ever done that before.
He shut the door, motioning for me to sit in the chair facing his desk.
Puzzled, I sat.
“First, I wan...t to say that you’ve done a fine job for Tamby Systems. Absolutely fine. So what I have to tell you is no reflection on your performance.”
It sounded like he was about to…was he…?
He cleared his throat. “I’m afraid we’re going to have to let you go.”
Fired. I had just been fired.
Ohmygod!
“I’d be happy to give you a recommendation,” he continued, as if he hadn’t just shattered my world and turned my life upside down.
Fired. Couldn’t be. No.
He added, “And of course, you’ll qualify to collect unemployment until you’re able to find another position.”MoreLess
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