The Bureau of Holiday Affairs by Andi Marquette

Author:Andi Marquette [Marquette, Andi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva-Publishing
Published: 2015-11-08T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

“Ms.—Robin.”

Robin looked up from her couch, which was proving infinitely more comfortable than her desk, though this area of her office was starting to look like her brother’s college bachelor pad. Her to-go containers from lunch were stacked on the coffee table next to a couple coffee cups, and she’d tossed her shoes on the floor next to it. Laura stood in her office doorway holding a stack of papers and a tablet. Her gaze swept the coffee table and her expression went from confused to amused in a matter of seconds.

“Oh, yeah. Time to talk about the presentation. Where do you want to sit?”

“The table is probably easiest. I have some things to spread out, and it’ll be easier for you to see them over here.”

“Sure.” Robin got up with her laptop and padded over to the table in her stocking feet. She loaded the presentation and positioned the laptop so both she and Laura could easily see it. Laura spread some documents out on the other end of the table and placed her tablet next to the laptop, also with a slideshow loaded. The two of them sat down.

“I’ve done two different versions,” Laura said. “One falls more in line with what Frost has been doing for years. The other—” She stopped. “Well, that’s my wishful thinking presentation, based on trends I’ve been seeing in business and corporate policy.

“Let’s see the one that’s in line with Frost.”

Laura obliged, and Robin noted that it had incorporated most of Robin’s slides in a slightly different order, and with better accompanying figures in some cases. Laura was good, and Robin wished she’d tapped her expertise earlier.

“Okay, let’s see the other one.”

Laura switched to it and halfway through, Robin stopped her. “This is brilliant.”

“You haven’t seen all of it.”

“Fine. Let’s go through the rest, but I’m pretty sure my opinion is not going to change.” Laura had brought in about a third of Robin’s slides, but she’d contextualized them in terms of progressive corporate policies that emphasized investing in human capital over bottom line, citing several examples from many successful businesses of varying sizes, up to a multinational. It was everything Robin wasn’t until recently, and everything Frost’s culture stood against.

“I love this.” Robin started it from the beginning. It was refreshing, and rebellious, two things she was enjoying more of these days. “How long did it take you to do it?”

“Not very. These are all things I’ve been following for months, and they’re issues that I dealt with in college. I’m one of those bleeding heart social sciences majors. I studied sociology with an emphasis on business culture.”

Robin vaguely remembered that from Laura’s résumé. She turned from the tablet and looked hard at Laura. “Can I use this tomorrow? And I’d like you to come as well, and team with me in presenting it. I can do a quick background read on most of this, since I’m familiar with it, too, but I’d like to have you there as the expert.

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