he didnt like fences not gatesnot physical barriers walls built to keep others outhe loved that argument he turned it around Ever occur to you that it keeps you in
he didnt like collars cuffs neckties
belts he didnt like a damn thing that looked
it might constraint seatbelts
Hell he didnt like jewelry not necklaces
or watches or rings
but he knew that as a kid
people family thought hed outgrow it
neverdid
he only wore his wedding ring
after he came home and showered after working construction and on weekends or
on vacations
although he did wear it for many years every
day after his wife died he wasnt working
construction then a busted shoulder
forced him out he became an indoor breathing filtered heatbreathing airconditioning pencilpusher
who played like he played when he was a carpenter
which meant he didnt play
nice with others
Tellya wha this team player conceptattitude lets just say I agree with it but whaya do is
create projects for me to do by myself yaknow Ill be a cog or a gear in
a series of cogs and gears that make the thing run Take credit I donwanit Just give me work an
leave me alone
Yaknow
Teamwork
he brought his projects in ahead
of time they were more than they
asked but he replied Not
necessarily Theyre thorough not more
over the years manager after
manager after manager left or were released
teams came and went
he didnt go anywhere
every manager who followed the
last interviewed him Whadid they call
it Ah they debriefed him
Why do you think you are still
here?
Areya familiar with Shakespeare
Shakespeare? What’s Shakespeare
have to do with my question; why are you still here, still employed?
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar?
Ya just gonna repeat everything I
say
his manager may have frowned
he didnt care he didnt know
him from Adam if the company didnt hire him
hed never have known him nobody was
doing him any favours
Let’s not get off on the wrong foot.
I agree People ought to watch where they step
he stepped hard to avoid
any furthur interruptions
Shakespeare
Caesar said
I am constant as the
northern star, / Of whose true-fixed and resting quality / There is no fellow
in the firmament. / The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks. / They are
all fire and every one doth shine, / But there’s but one in all doth hold his
place.
Yer lookin at him
he thought his
manager frowned again
I think you ought to read
my jacket we work together for a bitbecause
I got a lot of work An then if something
occurs to you regarding me we can talk about it
Youll excuse me Im sure you have plenty on your plate then standing up Thank you I appreciate your valuable time
his manager definitely frowned
wasnt it his job to conclude the conversation
once upon a time maybe
those who think of themselves as bosses
can also be barriers
the ones who were tougher to
contend with were those who believe they were
wrongheaded it was those he had to deprogram which wasnt as hard as it sounds they believed in conversion converting sexual
identities
because they believed in flipping someone
they could be flipped
life would be so much easier
without barriers
1710, Twosday,
6 4. 21
1219, Day-between-Two-Ts, 7 4.
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