From the other side of the giant pillar she heard someone else pile baggage and plop down on it. It was a young woman from the sound of her voice and ...she was crying, talking into her cell phone."I had to make these stupid fuckin' smart ass plans to get the extra miles credited. Why did I let you talk me into this? If I flew Miami-Denver direct I would be home already and I don't care how much more it would have cost me. If I lose my job over this, I hold you responsible. DON'T HANG UP ON ME YOU. Now you are here and we have a much bigger project in mind. Neither the personnel files nor the security files have been computerized and there is no interface between them. Both of them are conventional paper files. ‘All the money for computers has been spent on design and development, accounting, and peripheral needs. Rance has really been handicapped, and we need to get both him and HR up to date as a priority.’ ‘Yes, I’m sure. I’m surprised. We do government work here. I would have thought. “Well, I would ASK if you got a new job.” I answered.“Well, not yet.”“Why move?” I asked.“It’s just, I want a change of scenery.”“Is there something wrong?” I asked.“Sorta, but it’s not a big thing. It’s just… ” She looked for the words to say and sighed.“What?”“It’s kind of embarrassing.” She admitted.“I won’t judge you, honey.”“I just don’t like the school I’m in.”“Well, that’s not that embarrassing.”“It’s the students and teachers.” “What about them?”“They all hit on me and what’s worse is. She followed the pair up the back staircase and paused when they became suddenly silent in front of her.When she peeked around the corner of the stairwell, she saw the window dresser down on her knees giving joyful head to the new associate with a frenzied motion. It was obvious she wanted to get to the “happy ending” before they were interrupted by some worker using the stairs instead of the preferred elevator.The sounds of the happy grunts coming from the young man’s throat told Sue that he.
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