Marshland by D. R. Bell

Author:D. R. Bell [Bell, D. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

MONDAY, AUGUST 13

There is a “townhall broadcast” at work this morning organized by Lucille Thurman, aka ‘Broomhilda,’ our Chief Happiness Officer. Company’s morale must be raised so she unveils a new company’s motto: To Be the Best at All We Do.

“I wonder how much time they spent coming up with this gem,” quips Kenya.

“Probably layoffs are coming soon. They usually unveil new slogans right before that,” Ernie cheers us up in his usual manner.

I call Robert Trusome, leave him a voice mail saying I’d like to catch up and also that I’d talk to him about RND Corporation because Blake Sullivan discussed a possible job opportunity with me. The rest of the morning is spent in “coordination” conference calls. That’s where dozens of people call, mostly because someone forwarded them an invite. First half an hour of each call is spent in introductions and clarifications, at which point at least a quarter of the attendees drop off because they have no idea what the call is about. Many of those that stay do so out of politeness or out of concern that their name might be called at some point; they put themselves on ‘mute’ and focus on answering their e-mails. The few people that actively participate determine that they don’t have everyone they need on the call and decide to reconvene later in the week.

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