May. 26th, 2005
Career opportunity missed
May. 26th, 2005 05:17 pmI just bumped into one of the Masters after God on the stairs and rather than simply shrugging insolently when he tried to engage me in coversation, I actually spoke to him - hey, can I help if it I'm going through a communicative, extrovert phase? Our dialog may or may not have been similar to the following:
MaG: | Do you know if anyone is going to The Meeting? |
Me: | No, but I know that none of the scientists wanted to go. |
MaG: | Well, I really think we should send someone. It'll look bad if no one goes... [ significant pause and serious stare ] |
Me: | [brightly] Ok, well I'll be sure to mention that to my boss when I see him, I think he's still in... |
You hear that sound? The one that sounds like a rushing of water? That's my prospect for a career as a middle manager being flushed down the crapper. I feel strangely liberated all of a sudden, as of the lifting of a heavy burden...