I went to work straight into a termination scheduled last Friday. This was my first of the post-Valentine's Day break-ups. I had to wonder if this lady decided to do this after seeing the ad Carolyn placed. This guy J. was working on washing his car when I approached his spot. His file said he was in his mid 20s. His partner had said that their interests no longer lined up. This wasn't an immediate thing though. She had tried to deal with their differences. The biggest problem was that some fundamental issues divided them. Primarily a dialog on spirituality. I read this to him and wished I had made something else up. He looked crushed. Wounded almost, like I had struck him myself. His eyes started to mist a little but he rubbed it away like the sun was reflecting off his car's hood. I asked him if he wanted to step inside. He said no and just listened to my piece and signed the termination acceptance papers.
Yesterday Rachel and I met for coffee and to go over the details on the guy I had just terminated and who she would be meeting for a romance plan session tonight at an upscale restaurant. After the success of our last pairing Carolyn had decided to experiment with teaming us together to see if our numbers would stay high. At work Rachel caught me eying a guy filling up a cup of coffee at the other end of the break room.
Rachel looked down her celery stick at me and said
"You want some of that?"
I could have killed her as she looked past me at him.
"His name is Keith. He's an Ender just like you but in the Male-to-Female sector of the business. Been here for about seven months now."
My cheeks were burning when she told me she could help set me up if I wanted.
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