Anyhow, Caleb continued to ask if as a boss, I "get to fire people." I explained that while terminating someone from a job is part of being a boss, it's never fun because generally people's jobs mean a lot to them and losing one's job puts people in a difficult position (even if they played a role in losing their job, which usually they do!) The obvious footnote here is when people don't care about their job because they've just won the Powerball or they're just apathetic and well, quite frankly, I try to not hire people with that kind of lousy attitude. In other words, letting someone go is part of the job, but it is neither fun nor is it a privilege. In all honesty, I've never once enjoyed letting someone go.
Caleb showed me what kind of boss he would be given the opportunity. This first picture is him sitting behind what can only be his giant mahogany desk someday. Note the feet up and arms in the relaxed position, but the "boss scowl" that puts everyone on notice that he means business.
This next picture is his best "termination face." More specifically, he is yelling, "You're $%*ing fired!! Get out of my office!" (He didn't actually swear when he played out his little simulation, but let's be honest - this kid is going to have a filthy, filthy mouth one day. We all know that to be true.)
Look, I don't know where he learns this shit because I certainly do not come home bragging about firing people, nor have I ever let someone go in such a heartless, cold manner. For starters, I reminded him that he'd better start toeing the line at school and stop getting yellow, red and blue card flips for behavioral mishaps or HE'S going to be the one on the firing line. As his parents, Brent and I will continue working on that, but we should all hope we don't end up working for this little tyrant one day.
