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> The situation as described is one manager's apparent dislike
> for Anthony resulting in his termination even though he
> previously had a good record and rep with the company and
> nobody within the company apparently having any desire to
> object to the termination. In the absence of any mention of
> Anthony having problems getting a job elsewhere, the original
> meaning is valid and clearly the only one that can be applied
> to Anthony's post.
>
> The poor guy just lost his job, there's no reason to poke him
> about his choice of words when the one he used is perfectly
> correct, is there?
Gene apparently knows far more about this than I do, so I'll defer to
his judgment that "the poor guy" in this scenario is Anthony, not the
doc manager accused of blackballing.
Good luck in your job search, Anthony.
Richard
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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-777-0436
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