Good evening World. I thought it time we had a little talk. Are you sitting comfortably? Then Ill begin... I suppose youre wondering why Ive called you here this evening. Well, you see, Im not entirely satisfied with your performance lately... Im afraid your works been slipping, and... and, well, Im afraid weve been thinking about letting you go. Oh, I know,youve been with the company a long time now, almost... let me see, almost ten thousand years! My word, doesnt time fly? It seems like only yesterday... I remember the day you commenced your employment, swinging down from the trees, Fresh-faced and nervous, A bone clasped in your bristling fist... Where do I start, Sir?, you asked, plaintively. I recall my exact words, Theres a pile of dinosaur eggs over there, youngster, I said, smiling paternally the while, Get sucking.. Well, weve certainly come a long way since then , havent we? And yes, yes, youre right, in all that time you havent missed a day. Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Also, please dont think Ive forgotten about your outstanding service record, or about all the invaluable contributions youve made to the company... Fire, the Wheel, Agriculture... Its an impressive list, old timer, a jolly impressive list. Dont get me wrong. But... Well, to be frank, weve had our problems, too. Theres no getting away from it. Do you know what I think a lot of it stems from? Ill tell you... Its your basic unwillingness to get on will the company. You dont seem to want to face up to any real responsibility, or to be your own boss. Lord knows youve been given plenty opportunities... Weve offered you promotion time and time again, and each time youve turned us down. I couldnt handle the work, Govnor, you wheeled, I know my place.. To be frank, youre not trying, are you? You see, youve been standing still for far too long, and its starting to show in your work, and, I might add, your general standard of behavior. The constant bickering on the factory floor has not escaped my attention... Nor the recent bouts of rowdiness in the staff canteen. Then, of course, theres... Hmm, well, I didnt want to have to bring this up, but... Well, you see, Ive been hearing some disturbing rumors about your personal life. No, never mind who told me. No names, no pack drill... I understand that you are unable to get along with your spouse. I hear that you argue. I am told that you shout. Violence has been mentioned. I am reliably informed that you always hurt the one you love... The one you shouldnt hurt at all. And what about the children? Its always the children who suffer, as your well aware. Poor little mites. What are they to make of it? What are they to of your bulling, your despair, your cowardice, and all your fondly nurtured bigotries? Really, its not good enough, is it? And it is no good to blaming the drop in work standards upon bad management, either... Though, to be sure, this management is very bad. I fact, lets not mince words... This management is TERRIBLE. Weve had a string of embezzlers, frauds, liars, and lunatics making a string of catastrophic decisions. It was YOU. You who appointed these people, you gave them power to make your decisions for you! While Ill admit that anyone can make a mistake once, to go on making the same lethal errors century after century seems to me nothing but deliberate. You have encouraged these malicious incompetents, who have made your working life a shambles. You have accepted, without question, their senseless orders. You have allowed them to fill your work space with dangerous and unproven machines. You could have stopped them. All you had to do was say No . You have no spine. You have no pride. You are no longer an asset to the company.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:10:38 +0000