1
Peter's been in the job
nine months
He's got the hang of it
He's really good;
Customers ask for him
Colleagues rely on him
The boss assigns him tough jobs
Peter's wife says at home:
*"My, you've become irreplaceable
Time for a promotion;
and time for my makeover"*
2
And so Peter speaks to his Boss
about a promotion
and runs through what he's done
in nine months:
*"I've got the hang of it
I'm really good;
Customers ask for me
Colleagues rely on me
You trust me with the tough jobs
I'm irreplaceable"*
"Agreed, " says the Boss
"But you are irreplaceable"
…pause…pause…pause…
*"So no one can take your
current position; so
you'll have to stay there,
I'm afraid"*
Mar 10, 2012
Mar 10, 2012 at 4:12 AM UTC
1
Peter's been in the job
nine months
He's got the hang of it
He's really good;
Customers ask for him
Colleagues rely on him
The boss assigns him tough jobs
Peter's wife says at home:
*"My, you've become irreplaceable
Time for a promotion;
and time for my makeover"*
2
And so Peter speaks to his Boss
about a promotion
and runs through what he's done
in nine months:
*"I've got the hang of it
I'm really good;
Customers ask for me
Colleagues rely on me
You trust me with the tough jobs
I'm irreplaceable"*
"Agreed, " says the Boss
"But you are irreplaceable"
…pause…pause…pause…
*"So no one can take your
current position; so
you'll have to stay there,
I'm afraid"*
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