Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site proper.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!proper!judith 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 Article-I.D.: proper.199 Posted: Mon Aug 12 06:22:23 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 23:01:26 EDT References: <> Reply-To: judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) Organization: Proper UNIX, Oakland CA Lines: 29 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- When someone behaves like a beast, he says, "After all, one is only human." But when he is treated like a beast, he says, "After all, one is human." --Kraus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------