Things haven’t been going so well at work; 90 hours per week seems insufficient to accomplish all assigned tasks. Now, within a few minutes, you have a meeting with the new supervisor, doubtless some bean-counting drone who will look only at metrics and completely ignore the immense challenges you face while attempting to singlehandedly complete duties which could keep three other individuals fully engaged. In frustration you grab a pen and jot five fevered lines onto your notepad:

Quarterly evaluation,

Unbearable trepidation,

Excellent chance I might ge... Show more