Maybe there’s a pattern
there you can do something about…”
“Shut up!” Gerg sneered back. Finishing their burgers, Einreb was frantically trying to think of a way
to get out of there without causing a scene. Though there was also more than a few
who seemed rather seedy, with a fair share of visibly missing teeth. We all knew that AT&T was handing out the layoff
notices this morning, and we were all making jokes about it; you know,
gallows humor. Where?”
“Well, do you want the whole story?”
“I’m all ears, sugar!”
“I started at a company called Troll up in Mahwah. I’m
just not a good salesman.”
###
Several weeks passed without any further job leads when Mit Nahanahs,
his immediate supervisor at Guardian, stopped by his cubicle and asked to
see him privately. “Uh,” Einreb stammered. “Okay.”
She slipped back into her coverall and climbed out of the tractor cab. Shit!”
On his way out, he stopped at the Burger King counter and ordered a
burger and fries.
