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When news of his boss’s promotion reached Wade, his sometimes slow thinking went into overdrive.
Bixby’s moving up, he thought. That means there’ll be a vacancy for supervisor. Me, Paul, and Stacy are in line for it. Stacy’s no threat. Calls in sick on Mondays, always behind on projects, complains constantly.
Paul could be a problem. But he’s so conceited he’ll boast and exaggerate his accomplishments. I’ll win by being modest.
“Sorry, Wade,” said the HR manager a week later. “You were our first choice, but when you said we should consider Stacy, too, we had to question your judgment.”