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“ Hey everyone , I’m Edward . Please take care of me ! ” Edward greeted everyone with a big smile , even bringing coffee for all his new coworkers
The others just nodded and immediately dove back into their work it was clear everyone was super busy .
As the new hire struggled through the jargon – filled meeting , he alternated between scratching his nose and secretly texting Miriam . Save me from this corporate nonsense – I’d rather be anywhere else . ]
Edward was absentmindedly balancing a pen on his lips when he suddenly noticed everyone staring at him . Flustered , he snatched the pen away , cleared his throat awkwardly , and pretended to start taking notes with exaggerated focus .
After the meeting , everyone rushed back to their desks , except Edward , who strolled back at his own pace . Seeing how hard everyone was working , he turned to the person next to him and asked , “ Why is everyone in such a hurry ? ”
“ There’s a quarterly review . No one wants to get caught slacking . Gotta make a living , you know ? ” the colleague replied .
“ Oh , I see , ” Edward said , then asked , “ So , do we ever do team dinners or hang out after work ? ”
The guy looked at him like he was a clueless kid . “ Team dinner ? Who has time for that ? There are a bunch of new projects lately . If we get out on time , that’s already a win . ”
Edward groaned inwardly . ‘ Overtime again ? Seriously ? Guess that means no dinner with Miriam , ‘ he thought .
“ You’re new , so just focus on learning the ropes ,” the colleague added . “ Headquarters is way tougher than the branch offices . By the way , which university did you graduate from ? You look pretty young . Did you get a PhD or something ? ”
Edward dodged the question and asked , “ What about you ? Where did you go to school ? ”
“ Me ? Just Northern University , nothing special , ” the guy replied , as if it was no big deal .
Edward’s jaw dropped . ‘ Just Northern University ? Wow , talk about humblebragging , he thought . He coughed awkwardly and started asking a few other colleagues about their schools .
He instantly regretted it . Everyone here was from some top university . He felt too embarrassed to even mention his own , suddenly feeling like he didn’t belong at all .
It was almost time to clock out when Edward went to find Jonathan . “ Hey , Mr. Lynn , I need to talk to you about something , ” he said , quickly correcting
himself .
Jonathan had already told him not to mention they were cousins at work . Jonathan was looking over a contract , head down , not even glancing at him .
“ What is it ? ” he asked coolly .
Seeing no one else around , Edward finally spoke honestly . “ Jonathan , I don’t think I can keep doing this job . ”
“ Why ? ” Jonathan asked , still flipping through the paperwork without looking up .
Edward spread his hands , tooking helpless . “ Everyone here is super talented , and I’m just barely scraping by . It’s not fair to them . Plus , I really don’t like sales . I don’t understand a thing in meetings . ”
“ And ? ” Jonathan prompted , already moving on to the next contract in his stack .
“ Just tell my mom I’m not cut out for sales , okay ? Ask her to stop making things hard for me . ”
“ I’m the one making things hard for you ? ” Jonathan finally shot him a blank look .
“ Because of your job , your mom and your aunt call me at least thirty times a day . Who do you think is really getting the short end of the stick here ? ”
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