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Fi’s desk
When I got back to my team, Fiona, Dave and Suzy were in. Fiona however was running around frantically trying to organise herself.
I tried to sound chirpy; “Morning team! Trust you all had a good weekend.”
“Are you sitting at my desk Gordon?” Fiona liked order. Perhaps being that bit older, she was more set in her ways; she liked what worked for her and tried to keep it that way.
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11th February 2008, Monday morning meeting 8:20 a.m.
“Morning Andy”, I enthused. “How was your trip to the States?”
“Morning Gordon. We’ll cover that in a moment. How was your weekend? Ready for all those unexpected challenges?” Andy strode across the room, his energy and stature belied his years – he must be due for retirement in a few years, but probably wouldn’t – lots of good years left! I responded to his light hearted question.
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11th February 2008, Monday morning 8 a.m.
“Good Morning Gordon, how are you this fine sunny February day?” Sue Armitage, Andy’s secretary, loved to multitask so had no problem being polite and sociable with me whilst she filed stuff away.
“Morning Ms Moneypenny, I’m fine. How are you?”
“I’m doing fine, nearly Valentine’s day.” She continued to file as she chatted away.
Sue was always a sociable soul, organised and efficient. Her knock-off Chanel suit reflected her style, yet she somehow managed to appear more informal than her attire would suggest. And clearly Valentine’s day was an added boost to her.
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11th February 2008, Monday morning 7:30am
“This is not good” I said out loud. “Definitely not good”. I had arrived at the office thirty minutes early in the hope that there would be plenty of time before the meeting to incorporate my weekend work into the report.
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(R)evolutionary - a novella
Time for a little bit of fun…. This is a short novella I’ve been working on. Yes, I know, the doctor hopes I’ll recover. In the meantime, I’ll occasionally release a chapter for your enjoyment.
Smiles.
(R)evolutionary – a novella.
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Copyright © Neil R Jamieson, 2009. All rights reserved. The moral rights of the author has been asserted
Preface
“I get the gut hunch that none of us here has anything more than a witch doctor’s understanding of the medicine we’re practising”. Goldratt, E. & Cox, J., (1993) The Goal (2nd Ed.), (Aldershot, Gower)
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