The Whiner
“It was terrible,” Cynthia whined.
Joann took a deep breath, looked up at Cynthia, and forced a smile. “Yes, terrible you said.”
Joann began doodling on the pad of paper in front of her. This was the fifth time Cynthia had interrupted her this morning. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Joann had 16 more in her department just like Cynthia. She had heard that the manager before her had taken an early retirement because she couldn’t stand these people any longer. Joann had mistakenly believed the other managers were kidding about that. Painfully, she had discovered they were not. It seemed that she couldn’t concentrate on any one item ...
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