My Last Conversation with Robert J
Me “Rob, I needed a weekly report from you yesterday. Can you put one together for me this morning?”
Rob “I’m not sure if I need to provide one as I am reporting to the big guys in the front office.”
Me “So you sent one to them yesterday? If that’s the case it’ll be easy to send me a copy for my report.”
A few minutes later…
Me “What’s this line about “reduction in force,” under risks?”
Rob “That means I’m gone in a week.”
Me “Oh back to MD, right…”
Poor guy hasn’t heard that the office out in MD has personally requested that we not send Rob back for follow up work.
Robert “Nope gone from the company.”
Me “Whao, wait a second. What’s going on?”
Rob “They’re apparently trying to cut costs. Oh well, good thing I had alternate plans.”
Me “Getting your master’s degree?”
Rob “Yep, thank God for that! Besides I can at least say I’m home in Washington and out of Minneapolis. There was no work in that town! There’s lots to do here… Just a rule to remember, if your time card starts getting signed off by someone else…Start asking questions
Me “What?”
Rob “Just before x-mas my timecard changed from being signed off by my manager to her manager. Then the RIFF. That means something was up.”
Me “That’s weird…” (I still have no idea who or what a RIFF is)
Hearing this was funny because all the managers have been talking about not wanting to be responsible for Rob anymore.
Rob “Oh well, as they say in Sales ‘PUNT!’”
Me “Damn, who knew sales were so heartless.”
Rob “That’s my Universe, Its calling me back. He he”
Me “Hey, gotta’ do what you love.”
Rob “Mo money mo money mo money!”
*Sigh*
Up until that point I was actually starting to feel sorry for the guy. But after that I just felt dirty… Oh well, he still lives at home with his mom, so he probably doesn’t have too many bills.
Me “…Look, Rob…”
Rob “Hey, I know, you don’t need to say it…”
Me “…I’ve always hated you.”
Rob “I know buddy, I know.”
Hawk Eye said,
22/03/2010 at 6:14 pm
I hate it whenever I’m properly hating on a coworker (Cankles), but then I start to feel sorry for what must be a worthless and sad existence so the hate lifts. Lucky for me though that it doesn’t stay lifted for long
Rob sounds like a cool cat – - – - – not
Dayton Daily said,
23/03/2010 at 1:30 pm
Hahaha,
Well Lady Hawk, looks like you’ve found me out. It’d be way too much work to change back into my old pseudonym Death In France so I’m just going to post this as Dayton Daily.
Yeah, the year I worked with Robert J was nothing short of horrible. But at the end my apathy got the best of me & I just stopped caring (though I was literally shaking with excitement when I watched him get in his car & drive off for the last time). I guess that’s been my attitude towards work in general, “deal with it & move on.”
Well, I typically plug people’s blogs the first time they post a comment, but considering I haven’t posted anything to this blog in a couple of months my traffic has gone from a few hundred a month to zero. LOL. For what it’s worth, PLEASE read Hawk Eye’s blog!
The word jealous doesn’t do justice when I tell you how envious I am of it! For a (seemingly) new blogger its style, structure, & subject are, without at doubt flawless. Seriously check it out, & Hawk Eye please keep up the great work. Go Joe!
Oh, & for anyone curious about it, IHRJ is a far better representation of the place I work at. Though at times things in Dayton Daily might also reflect that, it’s mostly just for fun.
Hawk Eye said,
23/03/2010 at 3:13 pm
I wish I could say I found you out – but it was purely accidental! Yay for me – I am so Columbo and I don’t even know it
I am super glad I did though, I will now be able to stalk -er – track all of your missives! Thanks for the kudos – I will ask co-savages to deflate my head so that I can get out of the door at the end of today’s internment!
Dayton Daily said,
23/03/2010 at 6:39 pm
Hahaha, damn looks like I broke the fourth wall for no reason.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!! (not that Dayton Daily is my real name)
Eehhh, I don’t know if I’ll ever add anything new to this blog, though I’ll always respond to new comments. The whole point of having it got fired, so I took a few months off & started Dayton Daily’s Sad Little Life.
Another really good blog you should check out is Sickdays. Look for it in my Blogroll. The guy hasn’t posted anything new in a long time, but it was genius while it lasted. Might give you a few ideas for your own (not that you need them!).
alantru said,
20/12/2010 at 3:20 am
You, my friend, are too kind.