Friday, April 08, 2005
Nina, um, look, I really need to talk to you.
Oh, MG, I am just on my way out the door.
Nina, I'm sorry, but I have a pretty serious concern. I need to know if...
If what?
If there's... anything I should know.
Well, darling, of course, there are all sorts of things--
Nina, I'm serious. I can't spend another weekend without knowing if...
Yes?
Well, if there's any reshuffling going on.
Reshuffling? Well, I'm sure I wouldn't--
Nina, you're the director of the department, and I can't get a straight answer from anyone, and you seem like the only person who would be able to tell me for sure if I am being replaced.
Replaced? Well, I'm sure I don't know where you would have gotten that idea!
The tech guy. He said someone was taking over my computer. He said he was going to run an NEP.
Oh. Well. You know how they do things around here. Between me and you. This is nothing that I had any say in, you know. I don't even know for sure what's going on. I mean, you hear rumors, there's talk about this and that, and from day to day, you never know for sure what's--
Nina.
Well, the best I can suggest is that you talk to my supervisor. Why don't you go on up and talk to him right now? I'll waive the three-day appointment rule in this case. No, wait, he should be on his way out just now, too. Why don't you go ahead and see him first thing Monday morning?
Am I even still supposed to be here Monday morning? Am I going to come in and find my computer wiped clean?
I'm sure that, well, either way, I'm sure he'll be happy to talk to you about everything on Monday. Anyway, MG, I'm off. Have a good weekend! Try to just relax, you know?
Sure.
Oh, MG, I am just on my way out the door.
Nina, I'm sorry, but I have a pretty serious concern. I need to know if...
If what?
If there's... anything I should know.
Well, darling, of course, there are all sorts of things--
Nina, I'm serious. I can't spend another weekend without knowing if...
Yes?
Well, if there's any reshuffling going on.
Reshuffling? Well, I'm sure I wouldn't--
Nina, you're the director of the department, and I can't get a straight answer from anyone, and you seem like the only person who would be able to tell me for sure if I am being replaced.
Replaced? Well, I'm sure I don't know where you would have gotten that idea!
The tech guy. He said someone was taking over my computer. He said he was going to run an NEP.
Oh. Well. You know how they do things around here. Between me and you. This is nothing that I had any say in, you know. I don't even know for sure what's going on. I mean, you hear rumors, there's talk about this and that, and from day to day, you never know for sure what's--
Nina.
Well, the best I can suggest is that you talk to my supervisor. Why don't you go on up and talk to him right now? I'll waive the three-day appointment rule in this case. No, wait, he should be on his way out just now, too. Why don't you go ahead and see him first thing Monday morning?
Am I even still supposed to be here Monday morning? Am I going to come in and find my computer wiped clean?
I'm sure that, well, either way, I'm sure he'll be happy to talk to you about everything on Monday. Anyway, MG, I'm off. Have a good weekend! Try to just relax, you know?
Sure.
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