his name is bart. yes, bart.

my boss and young mister longacre are, as we speak, interviewing someone to take over longacre's job when he leaves. his reputation has preceded him. this is why the door to the conference room has been left open. so we can listen.

it's cruel, to be sure, but this man is proving himself toolworthy--he just declared midtown manhattan to be the "best place on earth."

poor guy. he really shot himself in the foot before he even arrived, by rescheduling his interview twice, on the grounds that his "clients" need him. now, the question is this: if he's so busy and so successful with all these international clients, why the hell is he applying for a job here, where wages are low, hours are long, and despite the fact that we are an international company, there is no traveling involved for the marketing department.

that, and we get to listen to fire drills all the time, such as the one we're having RIGHT NOW.