Tagged: Work (581)

Twister 2022

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The TV genius pitches a new show: celebrities undoing knots. He has a tagline: It’s Knot TV. Yes he loses his job. And starts a media empire

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Twister 2226

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The meeting ended. A smell of lavender coming from somewhere. The men found it quite offensive. One of them threw up. And called his banker.

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Twister 2379

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He took sick leave for exhaustion and returned to work two months later and his boss said, Are you still crazy? and then he felt tired again

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Twister 2585

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Jones surveys the damage. The blood splattered walls and broken chairs. And then he lets loose with a laugh. That was some meeting! he says.

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Twister 2766

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The meeting dragged on and on. He was drifting away. The client was important but long winded. He studies his nails and dreams of manicures.

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Twister 3076

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They feel numb. I’m having an out of body experience, she whispers. He lets his imagination soar. And the PowerPoint presentation continues.

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Twister 3306

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She sent him the type of emails that precipitated vigorous hand washing. His secretary noted the softness of his hands. Life was complicated

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Twister 459

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

Sure, they could sing loud and drink bourbon and whistle at girls but they had grown up and their wives were strict and they might get fired

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Twister 194

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He lost his job when he screwed the boss’s wife. Second time that happened, he told the bartender. Meaning I’ve been laid off and downsized.

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Twister 338

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The meeting ended and the room emptied. They were alone. She walked to him and touched his tie and smiled. Say it, she said. Brand, he said.

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