[Write the Story] A Sales Manager Has Enough
Prompt: A Sales Manager Has Enough
Words: Australia, faith, gullet, customer, butterfly, headlight, badger, shoreline, mountain, owl
Story
“We’re going to be pushing the new line of outdoor themed everything to every customer.â€
“What’s that even mean?â€
Gloria stared at the twenty-something in the company floor staff in the giant nametag reading Faith. “Really? You’ve been a customer service rep here for over a year. Be smarter.â€
Faith’s eyes grew round and her chin quivered. The other staff all whispered and grumbled, horrified. Something snapped in Gloria.
“Look, y’all, we’re here to sell mountain-scented candles, owl bowls, and badger blankets. If you don’t get that then find someplace else to be stupid. Do a butterfly migration to Australia Trading Company or some other hippie consumer store. I don’t care anymore. In fact, I don’t care. I quit. I’m done figuring out if that’s a light at the end of the retail tunnel or a train headlight. I’m done. Do this without me.â€
Gloria stormed out, leaving open-mouthed astonishment. She may have flipped off the security cameras on the way out. Hours later she stood on the shoreline, breathing salt-tinted air.
“Got anything else stuck in your gullet?â€
She didn’t even look at the voice. “Craw. The phrase is ‘stuck in your craw’. And no. That was fun.â€
“Good. Time to do your magic on another chain.â€
“How many more, Jeff?â€
“Until all the retail world is ours.â€
Word Count: 219
Written: 10/17/18