…. now with gratuitious sex references!

Once upon a time, there were 3 co-workers who were thrown together to create a new way of doing the job they’d been doing individually for 25, 22 and 10 years. They became very good friends and were extremely well known around the company. W., G. and B. (nicknames that have been shortened to assure anonymity, but The Hotfessional is “B”, and suffice it to say that it stands for a certain style of [usually black leather, zippered and high-heeled] footwear that she spends wayyyy toooo much money on) were the stars of the show for a while.

Last year, G and B were given new jobs, and although they were still closely tied to W, they added more members to their “inner circle”. D. first - because D and W and G had worked together before, and then more recently, P.

Now, I’ve blogged several times about the state of the organization I work for. Here, and here, and most recently - here. The restructuring that has been announced is extremely strange. Not at all what was expected, and people are talking about it. They’re pissed. They see injustice and placements that can only be described as suspect. Egos that definitely don’t need to be stroked are being given the equivalent of hand jobs.

Not to say that it’s all doom and gloom. Those of us in our own “inner circle” are having a great time whenever we can.

Except for P. - the new guy. (And yes, for those of you that are wondering, I’m the only one in the inner circle with tits.) He’s taking great umbrage at the fact that we’re teasing G for his place in the restructuring.

P. told me yesterday, “You know, you are completely stepping over the line on this. The teasing has got to stop. It’s not corporately responsible.”

Harumph. Excuse me???? I’m stepping over the line? I’m not corporately responsible? What about the fact that there’s a guy with almost 30 years of service, who never, NOT once, has been evaluated any lower than “exceeds expectations”, is universally admired for his ability to get done whatever needs to be done, is known for taking care of his employees BUT is now reporting to a woman hired in 1998 - one with no experience managing a staff at all?

—- P? Don’t make me get my boots dirty. —-

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