He’s too close.
“It’s good,” I half-lie. “There are a lot of nice people here and the work is good too. It keeps me busy but not overwhelmed.”
It’s not the work that’s overwhelming. Honestly, the work is helping me calm down a bit. It’s everything other than work that is stressing me out, but I can’t tell Chris that.
“How is Ethan as a boss? He seems like he’d be hard to work for, being so particular and all,” Chris comments. The words cause a wrinkle of annoyance to form in my chest. What’s his deal? Does he know Ethan enough to make comments like that?
I have to put the annoyance aside, replacing the mask of calm politeness as I answer, “Ethan is an amazing boss. There is nothing wrong with being particular when making decisions. In fact, it’s better to have high standards if you
