Image by Cappellmeister via FlickrDay Thirty Seven,
It was crystal clear to Buzzwordy that both Bif and Xavia could care less about how he felt. His years of contribution did not matter much to them. He was their walking and talking marketing star, the whiz kid who could make things happened, and the garbage man when things really got out of hand.
He could still recollect the time when he singlehandedly picked up a large purchase order from a hard-to-crack account and plonked it right on top of Xavia's desk. His boss grabbed the purchase order, stared at the dollar figure and purchased volume, and uttered the same lame response like "Not bad, you've just saved yourself from Bif's merciless ax!". Buzzwordy's usual response had always been a gentle chuckle, a mild grin, and a steadfast walk away from Xavia's office to signal that he was ready for another challenge again.
The funny thing was that Buzzwordy never complained much because he was so into his work, so focused on hitting the chord on every assignment, and so proud of himself for being the guy who could deliver the goods.
"Xavia, I don't really care what Bif thinks! I want to speak to him now!" insisted Buzzwordy.
"Buzzwordy, listen to me! Get your project done by tomorrow. Bif is tied up with something at this moment. If you storm into his office now, he will rip your head off!" shouted Xavia.
Buzzwordy did not respond to Xavia at all. He simply tilted his head and gave his boss a really cold stare before walking back to his office.
"Did you hear me Buzzwordy?" screamed Xavia nervously.
"You will have your project completed by tomorrow!" blurted Buzzwordy.
The project re-prioritization task did not consume much of Buzzwordy's time. Using his unique sorting technique, he was done before he knew it. Based on his proven method, Buzzwordy managed to come up with the following results,
- Bif's pile - 45
- Red alert = 30
- Amber alert = 12
- Yellow alert = 3
- Xavia's pile - 32
- Red alert = 16
- Amber alert = 10
- Yellow alert = 6
- Other's pile - 12
- Red alert = 12
Needless to say, there must be some tough issues awaiting him in China. Buzzwordy knew it well because Bif couldn't stand traveling with him. This love and hate relationship with Bif was a never ending one for him.
He still remembered the time when his ill-tempered CEO misspoke about the functionality of one of the company's widgets - he had to literally jump right into the middle of Bif's presentation and rescue him from embarrassing himself. He saw Petro and the other editors smirking and giggling at the back of the conference room. Nonetheless, he knew that he took the right action to safeguard his company from Bif's amateurish foul play.
"Why is Bif keeping his China trip a top secret from him? Why do I have to go anyway? Why isn't Xavia requested to go instead?" puzzled Buzzwordy.
Lets see if he will get his answer on Day Thirty Eight.
Buzzwordy
