My boss asked me for a letter describing my partner Bob
Smith, and this is what I wrote:1. Bob Smith, my
assistant programmer, can always be found
2. hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently,
without
3. wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
4. thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he
always
5. finishes given assignments on time. Often Bob takes
extended
6. measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping
coffee
7. breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has
absolutely no
8. vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and
profound
9. knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can
be
10. classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which
cannot be
11. dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that
Bob be
12. promoted to executive management, and a proposal will
be
13. executed as soon as possible.
Shortly afterward I sent the following follow-up note:
That bastard Bob was reading over my shoulder while I
wrote the report sent to you earlier today. Kindly read
only the odd numbered lines (1, 3, 5, etc.) for my true
assessment.
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