I never thought I’d find myself thinking that about anything.
“Well,” I said, “on the plus side, I would get paid more money. Not a huge amount more, but still... enough to allow me to upgrade on certain items.
On the other hand, it would entail more work and more responsibility.
And the office is largely staffed by shirkers and idiots, Raymond. Managing them and their workloads would be quite a challenge, I can assure you.”
He snorted with laughter, then coughed—it appeared that his cola had gone down the wrong way.
“I see your point,” he said. “What it boils down to is, is the extra money worth the extra hassle?”
“Quite,” I said, “you’ve summarized my dilemma very neatly.” He paused, chomped some more.
“What’s your game plan, Eleanor?” he asked. I had no idea what he meant, which must have been evident from my facial expression.
“What I mean is, do you plan to stay in office administration long term? If you do, it could be good—a new title and salary.
When you come to take the next step, you’ll be in a much better position.
“What do you mean, ‘next step’?” I said. The man was incapable of speaking in plain English.
“When you apply for another job, with another company, I mean,” he explained, waving his fork around.
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