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Instant Car-ma
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DAS SPOT Instant Car-ma
Mary Ann continued to do nothing right up until I found a new job. On my last day I did not park in Mary Ann's spot. I felt no malice towards Mary Ann. It seemed to vanish as I got closer to leaving. I had enjoyed every facet of working there except Mary Ann's attitude towards me. I even hoped that my plan to bury Mary Ann with work on my departure wouldn't cause any problems in the office. I figured she would just have to put in some overtime; probably not even enough to offset her solitaire playing.
Imagine my delight when, six months later, Megan phoned with some questions about the computer, and broke the news:
"So, Jim, I guess you heard we've had some personnel changes around here."
And Megan got Mary Ann's expensive chair. I'm can't say whether it was my plan or her own laziness that got her fired, but I can say I'm not sorry.
Das Spot is a true story. F. Amos Jester left his job as an assistant editor to become a technical editor for a software company near Boston, where there was ample parking. Mary Ann's whereabouts are unknown.
Copyright 1997 Will Hines |