Philly

"“Philly, you know you have a job with me regardless … And I know how much you like to fool around with cameras and such, but I have bigger plans for you. If you want to continue filming in your off hours here, that is OK, but if you want to grow with this company you have to consider what I say now carefully. We are building a great company and we are all going to get rich. I want you with us, not 8 hours a day, but 24 and we want you to grow with us, full time, all the time.” When I said I’d like to talk it over with my wife, he came straight back, “I did not hire your wife. I want a decision here and now.” I took a deep breath, got up, reached across his desk, shook his hand and said, “I’m with you, Tom.” “Good,” he said, “Starting tomorrow you have a new job and I’m doubling your pay. You will be the Assistant Promotion Manager.” I am sure my delight was apparent and I said all the right things, but I did add a question: “We don’t have a Promotion Department, and why Assistant?” His response, accompanied by a warm smile, was, “In time, Philly, in time. I don’t want you to get a bigger head than you already have.” Again, what a lucky fella!"