If you think that promise makes me "underpaid", then maybe it's you who doesn't have enough generosity, don't you think?
[It's a test, a little bit; that much is obvious. After all, it's pretty unheard-of for a brand new employee to talk back to their employer in such a criticizing manner, isn't it? But if it's honesty he wants, then it's honesty he'll get — and maybe, just maybe, it's a first step toward making good on his requirement that she be "on his side". If he really wants to be a better person than a soulless corporate monster, he'll have to start hearing those sorts of things from the commoners beneath him, won't he?
Of course, it's a triumph that doesn't last long, with his idea of — wait a minute, how is that even "sweetening"?!]
— Wait, hold on, isn't "commuting with you" just another way of saying more hours of work?!
Unpaid? [ he repeats as if he's never even heard of the word,
but he supposed he could finalize the contract with a few more paid vacation days littered in there. though, there is going to be the unspoken caveat that he needs to know exactly how she's going to spend them. he mentally makes a note of this to unload onto cedrick's very capable shoulders.
as for penelope— ] Very well, I'll add in additional perks. And you can consider yourself "clocked in" from the second the driver picks you up. Then there's no complaints, correct? Besides, I heard early mornings helped build character.
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[It's a test, a little bit; that much is obvious. After all, it's pretty unheard-of for a brand new employee to talk back to their employer in such a criticizing manner, isn't it? But if it's honesty he wants, then it's honesty he'll get — and maybe, just maybe, it's a first step toward making good on his requirement that she be "on his side". If he really wants to be a better person than a soulless corporate monster, he'll have to start hearing those sorts of things from the commoners beneath him, won't he?
Of course, it's a triumph that doesn't last long, with his idea of — wait a minute, how is that even "sweetening"?!]
— Wait, hold on, isn't "commuting with you" just another way of saying more hours of work?!
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but he supposed he could finalize the contract with a few more paid vacation days littered in there. though, there is going to be the unspoken caveat that he needs to know exactly how she's going to spend them. he mentally makes a note of this to unload onto cedrick's very capable shoulders.
as for penelope— ] Very well, I'll add in additional perks. And you can consider yourself "clocked in" from the second the driver picks you up. Then there's no complaints, correct? Besides, I heard early mornings helped build character.
[ what is he implying... ]