The IT guy considered that his job was almost perfect.
Almost, because he had to report to a boss that was in all respects a disgusting human being! Although he realised that many members of the general workforce could very well feel the same way, the guy he had to report to was an exception. The man was extremely overweight, was married to a woman who came from a very wealthy family, and it was suspected that she had applied some influence to put him in the position he enjoyed. Beyond this, he knew nothing about the workings of an IT department and was forever sending out the most unintelligible emails. It was generally understood by those in the department that it was best to simply ignore his directives because he would have no idea how to follow up on his instructions.
For some reason, the fact that this incompetent manager bothered him more than most, made him seriously consider moving on from what really was a great job. The nature of the work itself held him, but he felt it couldn’t last.
This was true right up to the day the bus he was on got caught up in a traffic jam, owing to a major accident up ahead. He was on his way home at the time after stopping off to eat near the office, meaning that he didn’t have to cook when he got home. He only did this occasionally. He lived some distance away from his work and was nearly home when he glanced down at the restaurant. It was a pretty swanky place and he’d heard that the prices went through the roof. Being quite dark at the time, people were clearly lit up sitting at tables. That’s when he saw him; the slob! He was sitting opposite a young woman chatting happily. They were half way through an expensive looking meal and sipping wine. He was looking all gooey-eyed and stroking the back of her hand.
The IT man quickly grabbed his upmarket phone. It was one that could take exceptionally good video clips, despite the two intervening windows. When he got home he reviewed the footage. There had been several shots, but he sat looking at the best of them. He was looking at thirty-two seconds of pure dynamite! Of course, he knew exactly how to upload the clip to the internet, while masking his address, along with any other method of being identified. In less than an hour it was done.
As for quitting, he’d give it a couple of weeks.