Fighting Back At The Right Time

Darren finally resigned. To leave a place where he has carved out quite a reputable niche for himself for a good part of the last three decades, that's not easy! But for no fault of his own, he was pulled out from what he was good at and thrown into a pit where he was mauled and mangled by tigresses very much his junior. He was not given a chance to pick up the new trade at his own pace, but was chided and abused openly for not abiding by the rules of the new den within just a couple of weeks of service. Open insults form a prerogative of those females who have managed to climb to the top, or almost near there. I could still remember the first shout of 'no excuse' hurled at me by a lioness with a deep voice that can terrorise many husbands-to-be. I was new to the job then and was not really guilty of the fault that she had picked at. I had to swallow it simply because I wanted to keep my job in those still tender years. I was in no position to threaten with a resignation within 24 hours as Darren had done. He's got the capital as many would say. I laud him for his guts. In any case, a boss should not take it out on a subordinate just because he or she is under pressure. A boomerang would hit somewhere hard on one of those unlucky days. Anyway, Darren is a free man in all aspects of the word. He has fought back and freedom is his reward.