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| The Secretaries Put a Letter on the Bulletin Board courtesy photobucket.com |
The girls were back safe at
school and the house was quiet once again.
New Wife said, “There is
something I have been wanting to ask you, but I wanted to wait until the girls
were gone.”
He said, “Well go ahead and
ask and if I know the answer I will tell you.”
She said, “Do you have any
idea who beat that fellow up?”
He said, “I suppose it could
have been any one who wanted money.”
She said, “They say the
person must have used a bat on him.”
New Man said, “I suppose it
is possible, it wouldn’t have made as much noise as a gun. Maybe they will find out who did it
someday. He said is there anything else
I can’t help you with?”
She said, “Could you get mad
enough to beat someone like that?”
He replied, “Maybe, it would
have to be something that really upset me for things don’t usually bother me.”
“What if someone tried to
molest one of the girls?”
“That might upset me enough,
maybe.”
She said, “Do you have a bat?”
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| Bat courtesy photobucket.com |
They stared at each other for
some time then he chuckled and said, “Is there anything else?”
She said, “No you told me
what I wanted to know, Daddy. Maybe we
should have a snack and listen to some romantic music.”
He said, “A good idea for it
seems a little tense around here.”
For the next week he saw New
Wife showing up at his work and taking one or more of the girls to lunch. This went on until she had taken each of them
out and then one day she took all of them out.
New Man was curious but
didn’t ask her what the reasons behind these lunches were.
She had been meeting with some of her
financial advisors and he knew there was something going on there also. He left her business to her and figured the
best way not to try to interfere was not to know any thing about what was going
on.
About three weeks later the
girls posted a letter on the bulletin board saying that no longer would the
corporation allow the male staff to make improper advances on the females in
any way. The ladies were to be treated
with respect and any violation of this order would result in dismissal from
their job starting today.
This created a stir
throughout the whole firm. All of the
men said they couldn’t understand what they were talking for they hadn’t ever
done anything untoward the women who worked there.
The next day another letter
was posted throughout offices saying there was a list available of who was
guilty and what they did and the list was accessible on request by the staff
and their wives also if they should ask for it.
This really stirred up a
ruckus for they went to the CEO and threaten to sue if their name was on any
list. The CEO went down the list reading
some of the transgressions and asked do you want to know who the guilty parties
are? The CEO went on and said all of you
are guilty and I don’t know what the outcome is going to be.
Over the next week most of
the heads of the departments had a trainee to be trained for their position in
the corporation. The letter stated the
trainee was to be trained in every phase of the department they headed.
New Man was one of the few
who didn’t get a trainee and he called the CEO and asked why he was omitted from
the program and he answered, “Ask your wife.
He thought, “Ask my wife… no
way am I going to ask her about my status. She will tell me when she is ready.”
At night they acted like
nothing was going on and enjoyed their evenings together.
Then one day all of the
department heads were summoned to the CEO’S office. He said, “I want a report about how well the
trainees are doing and how soon they could be left on their own.”
After a month each department
head submitted a report on the trainees under them.
Since New Man didn’t have a
trainee he spent his free time training his secretary at his wife’s suggestion.
Then one evening, New Wife
asked him how well his secretary was doing.
He said she knows as much
about running this department as I do. All
she needs now is the experience of actually doing the work. The next day his secretary was promoted to
take his job. He was to watch over her
for the next week and then she was on her own.
New Man was told this new job
was to check on each of the trainee’s and make sure they were getting the help
they needed. He was to note anything
that was unacceptable behavior by anyone. There was a rumor that there was new
management on the horizon and there would be wholesale changes made in the
personnel department.
Most of the bosses took the
letter concerning behavior seriously but still a few couldn’t break their old
habits and continued to demean the girls.
New Man made notes of
everything he observed and what the girls told him.
Then came the day when all he
bosses were ordered to come to the cafeteria for a meeting. Noticeable there were several of the bosses
missing including the CEO.
New wife and new man came in
together and she stood at the podium and spoke. She announced she was now the Board Chairman. Then she introduced New Man as the CEO who
would be running the corporation.
This caused a low level
murmur throughout the crowd.
She also said, “You will
notice there are several familiar faces missing. They are no longer with us. They have been replaced by the trainees who
have mastered the jobs they were trained for.
As you know some of the trainees were women and have been moved up due to their competence. Those who remain should be proud for you have been scrutinized and been found competent and we are glad to have you work for us.
You have received a syllabus
outlining every facet of your job and how to redress grievances or make
suggestions on how to improve our business.”
She said, “Finally, everyone
take the rest of the day off unless your presence is necessary and be here
ready to go to work tomorrow.”
To be continued
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