August 4, 2003
SHAPING UP NICELY
How's my week shaping up? Let's take a look:
Tuesday: Boss is in Phoenix. This is a no-brainer. Lots of paper to push around the desk. I did schedule a meeting I was supposed to have last week. Better get that sucker out the way before it comes back to bite me. About three I'll send an e-mail to the Senior Management Team advising them of some-asskicking Complex Queuing Theory software I ran across, that "could be the answer to the efficacious movement of flatcars across the network." Hell, I even have the poor sod picked out I'm going to volunteer to handle it. That blighter's going to be underground with this one for two years. When he finally comes out we'll have to take him into the sun in eight second microbursts so his eyeballs don't melt.
Wednesday: Boss still in Phoenix. This is getting sweeter. I'll push that paper back to the other side of the desk. I did schedule a meeting I was supposed to have two weeks ago. Better get that covered before it bites my ass. About three I'll send an e-mail to the Senior Management Team advising them of an article I saw in trade publication Internal Auditor, warning that "Ravel's Bistro" in Phoenix is actually the credit card front name for The Shaved Monkey adult entertainment establishment, and they should have the auditors red flag those receipts. Perhaps I should add that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are transgender nights at the Monkey. Think I'll leave early and catch Seabiscuit.
Thursday: Boss is in Indiana. I really need a new picture on my office wall. Maybe a nice Thomas Blinks copper etching of some English Setters. Expense Account code: Miscellaneous. About three I'll send the Senior Management Team an e-mail decrying the cluttering of cubicles on the 27th Floor with cat calendars and Garfield birthday cards. Hey, I have customers that visit this floor! A little fucking decorum, gentlemen!
Friday: Boss is back in town. Work! Work! Work! That's all I do in this snakepit! Look at this paperwork on my desk! I really need another analyst, boss.