Clark announces his resignation
Clark found out he was getting a new job a couple of weeks before he announced it. He wanted to wait until he got a formal offer, and until it was a Friday. Give Step-on-me a little ‘cool down’ time over the weekend.
He needed a little bit of encouragement to walk across the hall, but after an hour or so of deliberating, he boldly crosses the hallway.
I sit in anticipation. I want Step-on-me to freak out beyond belief, but she doesn’t. DAMN. Step-on-me is “happy” that Clark got a new job. I find that hard to believe.
See, I’m the only full-time person in marketing now. One graphic designer. Sure, Sharpie is down here now, but she’s only part-time marketing and part-time books for three months. Sharpie was offered the Desktop Publisher position, but she has to work in books for two to three MONTHS. Sharpie was none too happy about that announcement. Turns out her department has a major slacker that pushes most of the work off onto her. That’s not cool.
So, in two weeks, marketing will be down to 1.5 people. I’m hoping to reduce that number to .5 people as soon as possible.
A few days pass by. Clark doesn’t tell anyone aside from Sharpie and Step-on-me that he’s got a new job. He’s trying to keep it secret and follow the proper rules of conduct. Oddly enough, people begin stopping him in the hall.
“I heard a rumor…” “TRAITOR!” (second one is sarcastic, but you know how sarcasm always has two sides to it…)
He finds this curious, and questions how they found out. “Oh, CEO-Lady told all us in a meeting. She wanted us to know.” Not even managers, mind you, but RANDOM people throughout the building.
I think we’ve finally boiled down to the true problem in the building. If the CEO doesn’t find any problems with gossiping and rumors and actually encourage and feed them, then why would they ever want to stop it?
He needed a little bit of encouragement to walk across the hall, but after an hour or so of deliberating, he boldly crosses the hallway.
I sit in anticipation. I want Step-on-me to freak out beyond belief, but she doesn’t. DAMN. Step-on-me is “happy” that Clark got a new job. I find that hard to believe.
See, I’m the only full-time person in marketing now. One graphic designer. Sure, Sharpie is down here now, but she’s only part-time marketing and part-time books for three months. Sharpie was offered the Desktop Publisher position, but she has to work in books for two to three MONTHS. Sharpie was none too happy about that announcement. Turns out her department has a major slacker that pushes most of the work off onto her. That’s not cool.
So, in two weeks, marketing will be down to 1.5 people. I’m hoping to reduce that number to .5 people as soon as possible.
A few days pass by. Clark doesn’t tell anyone aside from Sharpie and Step-on-me that he’s got a new job. He’s trying to keep it secret and follow the proper rules of conduct. Oddly enough, people begin stopping him in the hall.
“I heard a rumor…” “TRAITOR!” (second one is sarcastic, but you know how sarcasm always has two sides to it…)
He finds this curious, and questions how they found out. “Oh, CEO-Lady told all us in a meeting. She wanted us to know.” Not even managers, mind you, but RANDOM people throughout the building.
I think we’ve finally boiled down to the true problem in the building. If the CEO doesn’t find any problems with gossiping and rumors and actually encourage and feed them, then why would they ever want to stop it?
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