Return of The Dark Lord
In Which GN Dreads The Return of The Dark Lord:
The Dark Lord has convened a council of his minions tomorrow. He's back from vacation and I suspect he misses that feeling of being "King" over all he surveys. The Dark Lord loves nothing more than to be surrounded by his minions as they fawn over him, laugh hilariously at his jokes, hang on his every word and generally kiss his rear end. His minions, myself included, dread these little councils. Typically they are held once a month and everyone was counting on this one being cancelled due to the aforementioned vacation.
This is definitely not the highlight of my week. Ever since last month's meeting I've been vowing that I want to never attend another one again. With the prospect of August's meeting being cancelled I thought I had until the latter part of September to make that vow become a reality. In fact, ever since the Dark Lord left on his vacation I've been plotting against him, or at least plotting my escape from The Firm. In the Dark Lord's eyes, anyone daring to move on to other employment is a traitor, not only to the company but to him personally.
I knew I would end up facing him again sooner or later. (I just hoped it would be later.) If I get the opportunity I plan on telling him of my plans to leave, albeit under good terms. Still, it's difficult to predict the reaction I might get. The possible reactions range anywhere from having to clean out my desk that minute to offers of additional money and anything in between. The Dark Lord loves being in control more than anything. He knows he can get control in one of several ways and isn't hesitant to use whatever approach he deems best.
My real fear is that he'll say some jackass thing that reveals once again the depth of his arrogance and disregard for anyone but himself and I'll fly off the handle. My anger toward the Dark Lord has been increasing for quite some time. Letting loose with some choice names or way too honest opinions would be a disaster. For one thing, I could then be without a job. At the very least, I'm sure I would feel embarrased later and The Dark Lord would know he is totally in control. It's even conceivable, although highly unlikely, that I would decide to physically bash the Dark Lord's face into a bloody pulp. That would definitely not be a career builder.
If you're the praying sort, I would appreciate if you'd remember me in my struggle and especially tomorrow morning. I want to be wise in what I say and do. I want to be honest but in an assertive way that doesn't cause me to appear un-reasonable. I also want to represent myself and my beliefs in a way that brings honor to my family and my God.
I have a job interview on Friday and I really hope that goes well because it's past time for me to move on.
The Dark Lord has convened a council of his minions tomorrow. He's back from vacation and I suspect he misses that feeling of being "King" over all he surveys. The Dark Lord loves nothing more than to be surrounded by his minions as they fawn over him, laugh hilariously at his jokes, hang on his every word and generally kiss his rear end. His minions, myself included, dread these little councils. Typically they are held once a month and everyone was counting on this one being cancelled due to the aforementioned vacation.
This is definitely not the highlight of my week. Ever since last month's meeting I've been vowing that I want to never attend another one again. With the prospect of August's meeting being cancelled I thought I had until the latter part of September to make that vow become a reality. In fact, ever since the Dark Lord left on his vacation I've been plotting against him, or at least plotting my escape from The Firm. In the Dark Lord's eyes, anyone daring to move on to other employment is a traitor, not only to the company but to him personally.
I knew I would end up facing him again sooner or later. (I just hoped it would be later.) If I get the opportunity I plan on telling him of my plans to leave, albeit under good terms. Still, it's difficult to predict the reaction I might get. The possible reactions range anywhere from having to clean out my desk that minute to offers of additional money and anything in between. The Dark Lord loves being in control more than anything. He knows he can get control in one of several ways and isn't hesitant to use whatever approach he deems best.
My real fear is that he'll say some jackass thing that reveals once again the depth of his arrogance and disregard for anyone but himself and I'll fly off the handle. My anger toward the Dark Lord has been increasing for quite some time. Letting loose with some choice names or way too honest opinions would be a disaster. For one thing, I could then be without a job. At the very least, I'm sure I would feel embarrased later and The Dark Lord would know he is totally in control. It's even conceivable, although highly unlikely, that I would decide to physically bash the Dark Lord's face into a bloody pulp. That would definitely not be a career builder.
If you're the praying sort, I would appreciate if you'd remember me in my struggle and especially tomorrow morning. I want to be wise in what I say and do. I want to be honest but in an assertive way that doesn't cause me to appear un-reasonable. I also want to represent myself and my beliefs in a way that brings honor to my family and my God.
I have a job interview on Friday and I really hope that goes well because it's past time for me to move on.
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