Would you rather be in debt to Tommy Shelby? Or be stalked by IT Steve?
You can't ask me things like this and expect me to be able to chose 😩. I would choose IT!Steve
Just imagine with me for a moment...
Email after email poured in. The moment you sifted through three of them sending replies back, ten more came and took their place.
Being understaffed piled even more work on your ever-growing checklist. The stress of it all began to chip away with you. All of it being more than normal. You stayed late, came in early, barely able to spare a moment for yourself.
It wasn't long until you decided to take a peak at Indeed to see if they had and current listing that fit your area of expertise.
By the time you caught up with work, Noon had been long gone and the ache in your stomach led you downstairs to find something to eat, even if it was just a short break.
The week hadn't been kind to you, to say the least. Steve watched you trudge through the hallways. You looked exhausted. A large cup of coffee accompanied you throughout the day.
That wasn't you. His girl was stressed, and he didn't know how to help you beyond deleting emails you didn't need before you got to them.
Steve, for the first time in a while, felt helpless.
A soft ping alert from his desktop let him know you'd finally locked your computer and were inactive for the past five minutes.
He couldn't help but sigh in relief you'd taken a break.
Steve didn't waste time logging into your account. The least he could do was make sure emails had been sent and your inbox wasn't in disarray while you were gone.
Replying here, deleting there. He managed to knock a majority of your list out. Closing unnecessary tabs you had left open would only slow you down. He wanted you to get home as soon as you could tonight.
He hated the fact he hadn't been able to watch any of your favorite series with you lately.
Upon clicking away tab after tab. The last one he was to close out cause his blood pressure to rise. You were thinking of leaving.
This was the last thing he needed to see today. Unbeknownst to you, Steve had also found himself coming in and staying late, just as you did. You needed someone to lean on. Even if you didn't know, it was him gently holding you up in the ways he could.
He clicked his way through the jobs you had saved. Each one he saw you were overqualified for. This was desperation he was witnessing.
Steve knew if you left, he would simply follow. But Steve knew he couldn't handle being without you. There had to be something that could be done to make your department more barrable.
Clearing your browsing history as soon as he could, he finished up right before you logged back on.
Your manager was an ass who regularly wanted reports on messages that were sent between everyone in your department, and non work related things that were being looked up on company time using the companies equipment.
The last month while the department scrabbled. Barley meeting deadlines. He watched your boss sat back in his office playing online poker of all things on company time using the companies equipment.
The answer was obvious at that point. He has to go. Honestly, fresh new leadership was needed. Looking at the jobs you saved, Steve was sure your manager would land on his feet, eventually. The job market was open.
With a log he'd kept of all his search history. He had solid proof to send to the higher ups that suggested maybe your boss wasn't as invested as the company's growth as everyone else.
This is why I would choose Steve. He would take everyone down for me. Including capitalism. A man after my heart.
