It’s not really a surprise — it was only a matter of time — but I return from leave to discover my manager has resigned.

My wife responds, “Oh no, they will pile even more on your shoulders!”

I just think, “What’s new?”

The rest of us are resigned to the fact that this is our lot. We’re the glue between all the ill-fitting pieces.

Even if we thought it was time to move on, we know there’s nowhere to go.

Some resign from their jobs. The rest of us resign to them.


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