Saturday Story 2024 – Week 50 (The Cure for Poor Management)
We have a new complete story on my Patreon. Synopsis below:
After seeing how stressed and overworked her boyfriend is, Emily has a conversation with his boss and teaches him a lesson he’ll never forget.
I started writing this one back in September. The first draft wasn’t great, but I kept working on it on and off, adding more and more to it until I finally finished it last Wednesday. It’s almost 6000 words long and the only other thing I’ll say about it is that involves boots. Please enjoy and thank you all.
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A small excerpt is available below:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/117983124
“God damn it!” Robert exclaimed as he checked his phone one last time before going to bed.
“What’s wrong?” Emily, his fiancée, scooched up beside him, and peeked over his shoulder.
“The boss is at it again. Now, he wants to see the McClintock report first thing in the morning!” He shook his head in disbelief.
“I thought you were working on that other case, the one with the French name – What’s it called? Da… something!”
“D’Agincourt. Yes, I am, because that’s what he told me to prioritize last weekend when we talked about this. Now, he wants both.”
“He wants you to do two jobs at the same time? That sounds like a management problem, not yours.”
“There’s no problems in that company, only opportunities.”
“What?”
“That’s what he says whenever something complicated shows up. There are no problems, only opportunities.” He shrugged, still looking at his phone.
Emily rolled her eyes, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. “Oh, please! What’s next? ‘There are no heavy workloads, only chances to bulk up your resume’?”
Robert couldn’t help but chuckle at the absurdity of it all. “You know, if we turn this into a motivational poster, I bet we could make a fortune!” He leaned back against the comfy pillow, drifting into a mock-serious tone. “Picture this: a mountain peak at sunrise, with someone standing triumphantly on top of it, screaming into the void: ‘Every late night is just an opportunity for growth!’”
“Oh yes! And right underneath in bold letters: ‘Success is built on caffeine and despair!’” Emily laughed.
“Why stop there? We could have a whole series! ‘Embrace Your Stress: The Path to Corporate Zen!’ with a serene image of a cat meditating.”
“Now that one would be a guaranteed best-seller. We would be set for life with the pre-order numbers alone!”
“Ah, that would be great, wouldn’t it?”(…)
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