Cubicle Conundrum - Day 16

Q: (Sigh)

N: Penny for your thoughts?

Q: You don’t really care. Don’t bother.

N: Come on. I’m here if you need to talk.

Q: Fine. My new boss thinks I’m a lazy lout.

N: How come?

Q: He happened to pass by while I was waking up from a 5 minute nap.

N: Oh.

Q: My career is destroyed now. This isn’t fair. I work my #$% off the whole day.

N: Things like this happen all the time.

Q: But it isn’t fair!

N: Of course it isn’t. That’s life. Look at me for instance.

Q: Hmm?

N: I work lesser than you, spend more time slacking off, cut more corners, procrastinate and still, my boss loves me.

Q: Right.

N: He thinks I’m fantastic at my job. I’ll be up for a promotion whenever it’s due. My appraisals will be top notch.

Q: Yeah…

N: You on the other hand will probably get an average appraisal, an admonishment for being too lazy and probably a slap on the wrist for not contributing enough.

Q: Okay, just stop. Your so-called pep talk isn’t really working.

N: Are you kidding? I feel great!