We had a corporate tent at the Melbourne Cup yesterday. It sounds so glamorous... 'corporate tent' ... but really it just means you are stuck with people you don't like an awful lot on your day off.Uncle, fresh out of hospital, managed to make an appearance and, for someone who's meant to be at home on bed rest and dosed up on pain killers, managed to consume an awful lot of beer and slap other people on the back a lot.
Peters was very excited. He had placed a couple of hundred dollars on 'Efficient' because it 'represents everything BCF stands for. She's young and fit and likes to run past all the others'. There was also the obvious reference to 'efficiency' and productive use of time.
Ben, of course, was there, swanning about like king of the world, still riding high on the crest of the wave of partnership, introducing me as 'Trixie, one of the lawyers in his team'.
We are working together as a result of the work Peters has asked us to do for one of his 'friends' but I don't think that means I am technically part of his 'team'. And why is it his team anyway? As Partner he does have some entitlement to possession but as I pointed out to him yesterday, 'There's no I in team'. But then again, as he responded, 'There is an m and an e'.
There is a 'm' and an 'e' in Melbourne Cup too, doesn't mean he owns that.
3 comments:
hang in there Trixie
they all like to claim "property" rights in respect of the young, attractive, females. it infers that you are his to deal with as he pleases. it is a sure sign of a fragile, insecure ego
and btw, great hat
oh dear Trix - you might have got in first and introduced him as being one of Your Team; especially since Benny is a newer addition to BCF than you (ref: previous post).
without prejudice
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