Dear Colleagues

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As you no doubt have heard by now, I quit.

Now, I’m sure most of you think old Erica Thompson is a prima-donna. (it’s true), especially since she got that little award. You probably think she’s just in a snit over a raise or something. Actually, this had been a long time coming, and it has almost nothing to do with money. In particular, I was offered a job a few weeks ago, one I would have snapped up in a minute when I was fresh out of school. I’ve sort of gotten used to my cozy lifestyle, though, and I was going to pass it up.

Until this morning.

I was up until two this morning working on a new proposal. Consequently, I overslept. That got me into a rush, and I came down the stairs a little too fast. Naturally, the motion detector at the bottom of the stairs interpreted that as a fall, and deployed the air-bag.

I knew instantly that I had to call the local rescue squad to let them know it was a false alarm. Since it would be against the law to call 911 for this purpose, I had to call the normal number. It was busy. By the time I got through, they had already dispatched an ambulance and rescue vehicle, which means I’m stuck with a five-hundred dollar fine.

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