03/03/2014

抬頭看看牆上的時鐘，還剩五分鐘就12點整，「我得快點，這一票人起碼有六、七十人在等我勒」他心理想著；加快手上的動作，把桌上的文件收進抽屜；剛步出辦公桌就碰上Jim這隻笑面狐。

躲不過就笑著打P吧，"Hey, Jim, how're you?"
"Not bad, say, are you ok?"
"Well, Jim, we've known each other for very long time; I can't say I am fine, this wave. Last time when the company cut me off and re-hired me back, I'd told you my wife didn't understand why my paycheck had been shrunken. I don't know what I am going to tell her this time."
"Didn't they offer you some retirement package?"
"Yeah, but, it is limited and there're terms, until I reach to the company retiring age; that is only a few months from now ..."

說著說著就走到會議室。

幾間conference rooms拼成一長型的餐廳，坐滿了應邀而來，不知是來看熱鬧，還是來看我出醜的所謂的「朋友」? 哼，當初，在座裡，很多人還是我面試聘用他們來的，如果不是、、、唉，罷啦，還想這幹什麼，別想啦，就進去混完這一刻鐘吧。

"Here comes George, friends, to whom we are sitting here to give our regards and wish him luck ..." 唉，都是她 Joyce，如果不是她，我現在不需出這鬼席，我會好好地坐在我的辦公桌前，安安靜靜地吃我的三明治，而不須站在此，面對眾人尷尬地硬擠出笑容、、、

說到吃的，讓我喵一眼大家為我準備的午餐，嗯，烤雞塊、炸雞塊、炸馬鈴薯、烤馬鈴薯、馬鈴薯泥、馬鈴薯沙拉、、、OMG，有完沒完啊? 就這樣的菜色? 想當初，我坐經理級的位置時，隨便一個名目都能弄個大餐出來、、、現在真是不比從前、、、想這些幹什麼，別想別想、、、要想吃的，還不如想老婆今晚會弄甚麼晚餐來得好些。唉呦，我到底今晚要不要跟老婆說?

總算Joyce這愛出風頭的女人，結束她的演說，讓大家排隊取用她/他們出錢買來的午餐。這隊伍長龍不短，看來三、五分鐘也排不到我，我還是就站在此，接受大夥的「祝福」吧。

"Hi, George, how're you?" "Are you going to be OK?" 廢話，廢話，怎麼可能OK呢? 我都還不敢，不曉得該如何跟老婆講這消息呢!! 今天過後要怎麼辦都還沒個打算呢!

"Hey, George, have you heard Jake's got an offer and he has accepted." " Oh yeah?" "No, I have not been told, what kind of job he has?" "Oh, it is some xxx position of XXX department." "Really, why I did not have the news of the posting for that job? I'd like to try, had I known of it ..."

哼，Jake憑什麼啊! 這分明是暗算掉我嘛! 公告說是lay-off我們這個單位，卻還暗裡留個位置給Jake!! 明天我得翻翻黃頁，找個好律師參詳，看這裡面有沒有門路，可以告上一狀。別以為我為公司工作多年，我會走得像個鱉三，收拾、打包、乖乖地走人。經理我也幹過，這點把戲，沒見識過?

咱們走著瞧~

***  以上情節，為NS想像、創作；若有雷同，純屬巧合。***

***** 此地真的沒有銀子三百兩 *****

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