IT WAS A PLEASURE BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
ARCHIE:
Hey, thanks for coming in. Take a seat.
Yeah.
Um. Where should I start?
Well, first off – thank you.
For everything you’ve done for this company.
I want to thank you for all of that.
…
Actually that thank you comes from the whole company.
Or at least the – you know – management.
Bill, Drew, Lawrence – all of them.
They, um, thank you.
…
…
Right. So now that I’ve, properly thanked you.
I have the…
(Pause. Clears his throat.)
Sorry.
(Clears his throat again. Pause again.)
This isn’t –
(Another pause. Longer than the other two.)
I have been given the task to.
…
Let me start over.
Myself, Bill, Drew and Lawrence all want to thank you for the work you’ve done for this company.
…
Although, yes, I know I am not a part of that group. I am not – technically – a part of management but I am…
The one they sent here to do this.
So.
Yes.
Right.
Um.
(Clears his throat.)
I have been given the unfortunate task of telling you that…
…
…
You are going to have the opportunity to reach for dreams you’ve never had the chance to reach for before. What do I mean by that?
…
Good question.
Um.
I am not good at this.
But this isn’t about me.
This is about you.
You and your…
Opportunity.
That we –
They –
Management –
Not me –
Management is giving you…
(Clears his throat)
Yes.
Do you want some water?
I forgot my water bottle when I came in here.
I must’ve left it on my desk…
(Deep breath)
Oh god.
Ok.
I’m going to just get it out there.
Yes.
Ok.
Here we go.
Ready?
I have been given the unfortunate task of –
I’m sorry. What was that?
…
You what?
You quit?
(Suddenly comfortable)
Well jeez! That’s great news!
What? No. We don’t want to get rid of –
I mean, yes, we were actually supposed to –
Well I was supposed to –
You know.
But you quit first!
Before I got to do it!
No, I wasn’t going to quit. Are you crazy?
I was supposed to –
(Pause. Clears his throat.)
Doesn’t matter.
It was a pleasure working with you.
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