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Tales from 2020: Undercover Boss
Dusk, March 7, 2020. Pre-lockdown.
Wind-sheared and worn-out I surveyed the scene, silently counting down to the end of the shift.
A sound from behind snapped me back. “You the boss?”
I turned around and it was one of the back-office ladies, no more than 5' tall and staring right at me. “Y’know, the boss — working with the workers.”
No clue.
“You never seen Undercover Boss? I swear you the CEO or something — you taller than everyone else here.”
She does that cliche drop your glasses so your eyes can convey seriousness move.
“You taller than every-one-here,” she emphasizes, “including the managers.” She cackles at the thought.
“I wish I got paid like the boss,” I said, trying to salvage this shitshow.
“Mhm, I know that’s right.” She was off to her car. And I was left behind with a new perspective… and many questions.
