Sunday Scribblings: The Experiment
March 11th 2008 22:18
Sunday Scribblings #101: The Experiment
"The experiment has failed," she announced the second she came in.
She marched through the room to her desk, the way she usually did. Only her announcement meant that this was not going to be a day like every other. I did not dare look at the others for fear what I might see - somebody who still had a future in the company or somebody who would be out on the streets by lunchtime.
"Right, you all know I'm not one to beat about the bush. We will have a meeting in an hour and I want every single one of you to tell me why I should not sack you. Don't be late."
More importantly, I did not want to look in the eyes of any of my colleagues and find that they thought I was going to be one of the unlucky ones.
"The experiment has failed," she announced the second she came in.
She marched through the room to her desk, the way she usually did. Only her announcement meant that this was not going to be a day like every other. I did not dare look at the others for fear what I might see - somebody who still had a future in the company or somebody who would be out on the streets by lunchtime.
"Right, you all know I'm not one to beat about the bush. We will have a meeting in an hour and I want every single one of you to tell me why I should not sack you. Don't be late."
More importantly, I did not want to look in the eyes of any of my colleagues and find that they thought I was going to be one of the unlucky ones.
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