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with them, too.”
    “Don’t tell anyone else, or you’ll never meet your quotas.”
He knocked on the glass wall of Greg’s office. The harried man looked up. Pain
flashed on his face as he waved them in. His left hand gripped and pulled on
the small tuft of hair on the side of his otherwise bald head. “What’d she do?”
    “I wanted to let you know Carrie will be observing me the
rest of the day, in case you are wondering what happened to her.”
    “You? No! Dan asked Scott to train her.”
    “Upon discovering she has a fiancé, he gave her to Sandra,
who upon discovering Carrie doesn’t plan to manhandle her clients, gave her to
me.”
    “Sorry, I’ll find somebody else to take her.”
    “No, I’m fine. Just wanted to let you know. Oh, and you
might want to reiterate the rule against playing Internet games to Scott.
Destiny says if he downloads another virus into our system, she’s going to
block his access to the Web.”
    They left as Greg’s head smashed face down on his desk.
    “Is he okay?”
    “No, I think he’s having a breakdown.” Jeff glanced at his watch.
“I need to get back to my office. The ladies’ room is down the hall if you need
it.”
    “I do.”
    “Then come back to my office when you’re done. Don’t knock.
Just come in and sit down…unless you know my client. Then say hello.”
    She nodded and hurried to the rest room. Contrary to first
impressions, Jeff turned out to be a great guy. She didn’t want to miss a
second of her training.
    When she returned, a guy she didn’t know sat in his office.
The moment she entered, he stood up and shook her hand. Jeff gave the
introductions and then motioned for Carrie to sit so his client would do the
same.
    She received a brief summary of Mr. Harman’s business and his
current situation. Due to a widespread infraction of the company’s code of
conduct, he needed to replace half of his upper management.
    When they got to the sales manager, Carrie had some
practical advice on how to ensure a smooth transition.
    Mr. Harmon chuckled as he studied her. “And how does a girl
bare ly out of
diapers know this?”
    She resented the diaper remark, but forced a stiff smile to
her face. “I’m a trained change specialist and led the turnaround of Lancaster
Chairs.”
    His eyebrows rose as he looked her over a bit more. His
intense stare appeared more ‘stimulated’ than ‘impressed’.
    “I may wish to discuss this further with you.”
    Jeff frowned at her.
    “Oh, you have Jeff. He knows far more than me.”
    Jeff handed her a paper. “Carrie, could you make a copy of
this, take it to Greg, and wait for him to process it.”
    He looked at Mr. Harmon. “I don’t want to lose a minute in
finding you the best candidates possible.”
    Carrie took the paper, shook hands with Mr. Harmon, and
left the room. While the request seemed reasonable for a trainee to do, she
still felt like she’d gotten the boot.
    She handed the paper to Greg, who struggled to talk to
someone on the phone while doing something on the computer and opening his mail
at same time.
    He glanced at it and threw it into a six-inch pile.
    Jeff had told her to wait until he processed it, and now she
understood why. Without prompting, it might not be processed for six months.
    She sat down in a chair and ignored Greg’s glares of
annoyance, waiting for him to get off the phone. Final ly , he lost
patience. “Can we discuss this tonight? I’m up to my ass in alligators right
now.” He hung up, took a deep breath to calm himself, and tried for a smile as
he focused on Carrie. It looked more like a grimace of pain, but she
appreciated the effort.
    “You seem very busy,” she said.
    He nodded once.
    “Is there anything I can do to help you?”
    “Did Jeff throw you out?”
    “ He told me not to return until you processed the paperwork.”
    Greg’s face bloomed a brilliant red.
    “I’m very good with computers, and I’m a fast learner, too.
If you’ll show me once,