Your name is Mark Smith, a 42 year old company executive, and you've just had what you believe to be the worst day of your life. Little do you know that it's going to get worse.
It all started when your boss invited you to go to lunch with him as he often does. The lunch time conversation this time is different. He brought along some young, punk kid who'd only been with the company for a year and a half, and tells you he wants you to train him to replace you. You've got three weeks to complete that and afterwards you're going to be laid off ie fired. He pulls you to the side and tells you that he needs to do this to keep the company afloat in these hard economic times. That he's going to pay this kid a third less than what you're getting paid to do the same job. He wanted you to do this for him out of loyalty to the company.
You couldn't believe what he was saying. You always knew he was a out-of-touch asshole, but that little lunch talk made that description seem inadequate. You did what any person in your place would have done. You threw your tray of food at him and told him to go fuck himself.
You're now in your car driving around, trying to decide where to go. It's the middle of the day and usually you would be back at work by now. Now without a job, you have no idea what you should be doing. You feel lost and without purpose. You don't know how Carrie, your wife, is going to take this news.
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