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From: judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: on the lighter side (well, sort of)
Message-ID: <199@proper.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 06:22:23 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 06:22:23 1985
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In article <> exec@drume.UUCP (ZehrbachT) writes:
>
>     The day of the review, she was all set for her encounter with 
>The Boss.  As the other secretaries were reviewed (she was one of the 
>last to be reviewed) loud laughs were heard from The Boss's office, 
>and every one of the secretaries came from their review crying.
>     When my friend's turn came, she was petrified with fright, but she
>made 2 goals for herself: 1). present her researched case, 2). don't cry.
>     As the meeting progressed, my friend presented her case, relating
>facts, figures, and so forth.  When her boss would stop her to ask a 
>question about the concepts or facts ... yep, SHE laughed at HIM!!!!
>     Only intending to excape the encounter with her dignity, she was
>stunned when The Boss started to cry!!!!  Finally, The Boss could take
>no more humiliation from this 'lowly secretary' and he retreated into
>the Men's room.
>     From that time on, whenever The Boss passed by my friend's desk he
>would give her a harsh stare.  She replied with a curt, composed smile.
>He hated it.  Finally, he moved my friend's desk so he would not see her
>very often.

YES, BUT DID SHE GET THE RAISE???

J.A.

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