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My personal social media was rarely used except to check in with old friends They were used to not seeing new posts fro only the occasional brief coes of the co it wasn’t exactly a secret how I felt about social eneral

Despite those personal feelings, I’d learned to appreciate, at least to a degree, that social media was important for my co to Darren, it was the way of the future ten years ago, which meant it was the way of the past and the current, but I was catching up

I had gotten used to having Merry as part of the co, we didn’t see each other during the day But I figured that was actually a benefit during this early tiether The less frequently I saw her, the less chance I had to stick ain And the less ti my brain to stay professional

That day, however, I knew I had to break the routine and personally go to talk to her The first race was co up quickly, and I assu posts I wanted to find out how et the pictures and information needed to make the posts as effective as possible And I wanted that conversation to happen withpretty chuli withcompletely comfortable and at ease with hi about that fact didn’t sit right with me

While it ht have been easier for me to just let him handle the conversation with her about the socialto let that happen She was hired for ns for et that chance to interact with her In the back of my mind, I knew that reaction was ridiculous There was no reason I should be even thinking about howwithabout It shouldn’tto know the others in the co to think about her relationships with other people in the co friends and feeling at ease A happy employee was a productive and loyal employee

And yet, here I was Merry obviously wasn’t trying tothat see to catch my attention and force it onto her interaction withabout them that was e when I thought of her and when I saw theether It was stupid, but I had no control over it

ThatControl was an i to me I liked to control as many aspects of my life as humanly possible, and that definitely applied toable to control how I felt aboutfriendly withup on the first race of the season was stressful enough as it was I didn’t need the additional stress and pressure of a new tea up with my expectations

But, again, that really wasn’t Merry’s fault She didn’t know the expectations, and she wasn’t fa She wasn’t doing anything wrong or purposely trying to get a rise out ofmyself of that I went over that several ti to her office She was sitting behind her desk, picking her way through a selection of chopped fruit in a clear plastic bowl in front of her as she leaned over her tablet

“Don’t you think it would be easier to use a laptop?” I asked

Merry juh sing a large chunk of pineapple she’d popped in her mouth just as I walked into the room