- The boss calls your team in for an emergency meeting.
- He prefaces his remarks with something like, “Well, I have some Bad News. I know this is something you're not going to want to hear, but…”
- He then proceeds to announce that there will be no raises this year.
- You're not only not surprised, but you realize that, under the circumstances, it doesn't even seem that much like Bad News.
The senses consume. The mind digests. The blog expels.
Certain individuals keep telling me that I should be a writer (Hi Mom). This is probably as close as I'll ever come to making that happen.
10 February, 2009
A matter of perspective
You know the economy is in the toilet when…
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Exactly. At least you weren't told to box up your desk. :)
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