The Perfect Tandem

Kabanata 4

From: Thanatos Ambrosia (thanatos@ambrosiainc.com)

To: Aleera Natividad (aleeranatividad@ambrosiainc.com)

Subject: Deadline: Today

Send me the following reports:

• Minutes
• Semi-annual Gantt Chart
• Financial and Inventory reports
• Trend Analysis 2005-2008
• Legal memo from CM Corp.
• Alternative business proposal for Mr. Spicio
• Statistics for International Sales

Bring these to my table:

• Leasehold Improvement (different branches)
• Monthly Proposals (each department)

To follow up: (I shall not remind these again)

• Marco Polo proceeds
• Garyo Tires deal
• Mijares Medical
• Paciero Hotels
• Australian Eco Mall

I would appreciate it if you could send everything before 9:30 in the morning.

Thanatos Simeon V. Ambrosia

Chief Executive Officer
Ambrosia Empires, Inc.

Demonyo! Demonyo!

What the fuck? May calendar kami! Bakit kailangan niyang lahat ito ngayon? This is too much!

Nagsimula na 'kong magtype. Ginawa ko lahat ng pinagawa niya - with hate. Kawawa yung keyboard ko. Nakakainis! Ano na namang topak niya ngayon?

Hindi na ako nag-abalang kumain ng agahan. Tinapos ko ang mga pinagawa niya. Patay talaga siya sa'kin. I looked at the time. It's 8:40 in the morning.

From: Aleera Natividad

To: Thanatos Ambrosia

Subject: Final email - Important Notes

Good morning, Sir.

I have sent you emails with different subjects in compliance to your instruction this morning. See to it that everything attached are reviewed and signed by the auditors and department heads.

Some importante notes:

• There is a holiday in Australia today. Australia Eco Mall is closed. I'll try to connect with them tomorrow.

• The IT department have pending proposals. No proposal as of this month.

• Atty. Esteban will take care of the legal stuff with CM Corp. Atty. Ruth has three hearings for today.

Should there be any corrections, feel free to correct and point out rooms of improvement. If any questions arise, don't hesitate to contact me for clarification.

If I may ask, what's the rush for? We can complete everything in a week, and it's not necessary to finish things today.

Thank you.

Aleera Natividad

Secretary of the CEO
Ambrosia Empires, Inc.

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From: Thanatos
To: Aleera
Subject: Revisions

I am still in the process of reviewing all your emails.

However, please look onto these files.

I do not tolerate mistakes, Ms. Natividad.

Bring me these, as well:

• Manual report from security team
• Surety Bond from DCP Insurance, Inc.
• Bidding for license of Starlight Education
• Fire Insurance from 2015

<See 6 files attached>

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Pucha! Out of 23 files na sinend ko, anim agad binalik niya. Napaka-perfectionist! Hinahanapan ba 'ko ng mali nito?

I cannot take these anymore!

Binagsak ko ang mga dokumentong kailangan niya sa kanyang table. "I do not understand why you need a manual report from security team! We don't need it 'til three weeks from now. Actually, I don't understand you at all. Tinatambakan mo ako ng trabaho! You're being unreasonable!"

Halos mag-usok na ang ilong ko sa galit. Sanay ako sa deadlines pero this is too much.

"If you can't do it, just say so." Mas lalong nag-init ang ulo ko sa sagot niya.

"Kung competence lang din, you know I can do everything! And FYI, walang mali sa mga sinend ko sa'yo. Basahin mo yung notes ko. Saka nakapirma don kung sino mga nagkamali. Wag ako, Sir! Hindi na nga ako nakakain dahil sa mga pinagawa mo!"

Finally, nag-angat na siya ng tingin. "Di ka pa kumakain?"

"Duh!"

Pumindot siya sa intercom. "Deliver a breakfast in my office. Hot chocolate for the drink."

"Ano bang problema mo? Irereport kita talaga!" sambit ko sa kaniya na kunot na kunot ang noo.

"Sa HR?"

"Sa DOLE!" Umirap ako.

His lips thinned. "If you want to take a leave, you have to finish all your tasks first."

Nanlaki mata ko sakanya. "Ito ang kapalit non? Myghad, kung ayaw mo 'kong mag-leave sabihin mo lang. Di yung pinapahirapan mo 'ko!"

He sighed. "Okay, I'll sign your VL form. And you don't have to do what I told you today."

I beamed. "Weh?"

"Yes. But you'll be my date sa wedding ni Hermes." he said with finality.

"Sus! Yun lang pala e! Kelan ka ba nagdala ng date? Ako naman lagi. Magsawa ka naman sa'kin, uy." At naramdaman ko na naman ang nakakamatay niyang sama ng tingin.

A/N: Literal na naiinis ako. Na-delete yung buong chapter and I have to start from the scratch 😤 I channeled my anger thru Thanatos sorry ✌️

Disclaimer: None of these are real. Everything mentioned are of the product of my imagination. However, it can give you insight with what's going on in a corporate setting.

Hirap pong maging corporate slave. Kailangan ng matibay na sikmura and be willing to sacrifice your free time. Ang hirap kasi everyday your credibility will be on the line all the time dahil everything that you do is at stake. Huhuh. Wala, pa-rant lang. ✌️