Your Life and Business

Good news travels fast but bad news travels faster. It was a day after Peter had sent an email to his colleagues in which he had informed them about his divorce and Peter had taken the day off.

“Actually, I wanted to leave earlier today,” Emily said looking at her watch “it’s 17h30… John is still having a meeting with Ron. If John comes …” She frowned and sighed fixing her eyes on her watch again: “Why should work always come first?”

Helen entered the conference room where Ron and John were listening to Peter’s presentation on napping. “Sorry, I am late,” Helen said as she took her seat near Ron. Being the HR manager she was glad to use every opportunity to learn more about employees’ concerns.

Peter was sitting at his desk staring at a laptop screen. The noise of the big city was coming through the half open window. He liked his small home office where he could work and relax. But this time he was concerned because John had given him a very challenging task: prepare a presentation on the advantages of napping in the work place.

It had taken John only 30 minutes, to collect his bags and clear customs; and he was now on his way home. It was the last day of his holiday, and he’d arrived back to a beautiful sunny day. John had the window down in his car to keep him awake after his long flight; and he knew it would be a long day ahead because, later, he wanted to go to the office and meet his team.