This week with Times 7:
...“Well, Ava, I’m glad to meet you. Comp said that Mr. Kessler wanted to see me. Is he busy?”
“He’s always busy, but there isn’t anyone with him just now,” she answered frowning, “but he said to send you in as soon as you got here. So, go on in, I guess.”
Mack started toward Kessler’s door but turned and said, “This is none of my business, but that’s never stopped me before. At any rate, I’m going to say it. Be sure of yourself, Ava. That ‘I guess’ demeans you. If he hasn’t left specific instructions on how to do something, do the best you can, but don’t ‘I guess’. Don’t take any crap off him, either. I don’t mean to disrespect him – on the contrary, but being busy isn’t an excuse to mistreat you. I take it Kathy was here quite a while and knew what he wanted, probably sometimes before he realized it himself. Kathy says that you have just started. You can’t know what he wants until he tells you. You’ll be just as good as Kathy when you have had the experience. Remember, it takes a year to gain a year of experience.” Mack was unsure about his last statement with the blurps factored in, but he doubted if there was a blurp entitled Kessler’s assistant...
Have a goodun;
Roust