Times They Are A-Changin'

Whoa. You guys.

Easy resigned today. His last day is Friday.

I mean, I’m not at all surprised. Nice Hedge Fund made him a very rich man and now he wants to go off and start his own fund. God bless him…and whomever he hires to be his executive assistant because if there is one thing that man is lacking, it’s common sense. He can execute trades at the global level, but good luck getting him to remember to bring in his check book.

Naturally, I have mixed feelings about all this. Easy was a very nice boss – when he remembered that I existed. His dopey, lost-puppy cluelessness could be charming sometimes when I wanted to appeal to my more sensitive side. (Okay, rarely.) I was constantly frustrated by the way he’d give me half-assed task instructions as he blew past my desk on the way down to the trading floor, a drive-by boss. But I was hired to be his assistant and therefore felt a sense of responsibilty toward him, with all the other guys on a peripheral level, so I guess I’m going to miss him.

I knew something was amiss all day. He had a long meeting with Mr. Nice Hedge Fund as soon as he arrived at the office. He asked me to schedule a breakfast at the place where the guys always go when there is some kind of turmoil. And then he asked for moving boxes.

Finally, around 2PM, he called me into his office to tell me what I already gleaned. He made a passing comment about needing an assistant; I told him I'm going to grad school in the fall. Then he asked me to edit his Goodbye, Thanks for All the Great Work, and Here Is My Contact Info Email that everyone feels so fucking obligated to send when they quit. (I made him remove specific names to avoid leaving anyone out, but overall kept the letter as stupid and sappy as he wrote it.)

Anyone want to bet a dollar that I'll be packing up more bosses before the end of my tenure here? The Easys are a Global Macro Team, a unit, and I can't imagine that they wouldn't try to stick together. Easier can't leave just yet - the Canuck needs Nice Hedge Fund to assist his naturalization. But as soon as that green card comes through...well, we'll see.

And here I was thinking, hey, adding Boss #5 finally brought me to critical mass capacity! I actually felt busy during the day! So much for that. Unpacked one boss last week only to pack up another this week.

As usual, THE STARS KNOW THINGS. Let's take a little gander at today's horoscope:

Your foundations are rattled and you need to quickly figure out the best way to maintain stability. It's really not as bad as it first appears and you could become very excited about the possibilities. The greatest obstacle could be your resistance to uncertainty. You like to feel secure by building on solid ground, but may have to live with less structure for a while.

Thank goodness there's a light at the end of this Admin tunnel.