meomeo
good girl, fit for duty
- Joined
- May 13, 2010
Friday. 4:30 in the afternoon. In the high-rise offices of this Fortune 500 company, it was the only time of the week when the keyboards stopped clattering, the phonelines stopped ringing, and the conference rooms were finally given some time off. Secretaries gathered in threes and fours, gossiping and chattering away. The younger male associates debated the oncoming evening’s choice of entertainment. Several veterans had sneaked off early, eager to catch an earlier train to the coast. TGIF indeed.
Mr. Ed Davis, vice-president, had no such luxury. The grey-tipped 50-year old had made the short walk over to the office of his fellow VP, and, seeing that his secretary was not at her desk, simply knocked once and barged in. “Hey, still here? How’s it going?”
Unless your job title is ‘tea lady’, you would know the two men don’t get along very well. For years now they have competed for the bigger slice of the budget for their respective departments, the brighter trainees, and, if and when the big man finally steps down, the top job itself. But of course, hating someone’s guts doesn’t mean you don’t talk to him: this is the cut-throat corporate world, not grade school.
Mr. Ed Davis had always reminded people of a late-night talk show host: smooth and slick with an infectious laugh. He would chat a bit about the business side of things, make a joke, and recommend a new golf course down near Atlanta he had visited during a recent business trip.
“… and I ended up with a 76. Anyways…” he paused, tapping the mahogany door twice. “… I should get going. Have a good weekend.” His large body was already halfway out of the door when he abruptly turned back and said, “By the way, have you seen Braydee? She wasn’t at her desk…”
Ah. Braydee Davis: Ed’s delicious little 19 years-old daughter who is on a three-week summer placement at the company. Braydee has a tendency to remind guys of their best memories in high school, and she has been a hit with the males in the office ever since she showed up on the first day.
Mr. Ed Davis, vice-president, had no such luxury. The grey-tipped 50-year old had made the short walk over to the office of his fellow VP, and, seeing that his secretary was not at her desk, simply knocked once and barged in. “Hey, still here? How’s it going?”
Unless your job title is ‘tea lady’, you would know the two men don’t get along very well. For years now they have competed for the bigger slice of the budget for their respective departments, the brighter trainees, and, if and when the big man finally steps down, the top job itself. But of course, hating someone’s guts doesn’t mean you don’t talk to him: this is the cut-throat corporate world, not grade school.
Mr. Ed Davis had always reminded people of a late-night talk show host: smooth and slick with an infectious laugh. He would chat a bit about the business side of things, make a joke, and recommend a new golf course down near Atlanta he had visited during a recent business trip.
“… and I ended up with a 76. Anyways…” he paused, tapping the mahogany door twice. “… I should get going. Have a good weekend.” His large body was already halfway out of the door when he abruptly turned back and said, “By the way, have you seen Braydee? She wasn’t at her desk…”
Ah. Braydee Davis: Ed’s delicious little 19 years-old daughter who is on a three-week summer placement at the company. Braydee has a tendency to remind guys of their best memories in high school, and she has been a hit with the males in the office ever since she showed up on the first day.