DOCKED A DAY'S PAY - REVENGE

Many people believe that being an attorney is glamourous. I guess at times that may be true, but mostly it is just like any other job.

To prove my point, please note the following scenario.

I have had to use all of my sick days this year. Vacation time too. There has been a medical issue going on in my personal life. Nothing major, but something that is a little time consuming and unfortunately I have had to miss some time.

However, I am an attorney, and have been practicing for many years. I was under the assumption that if I had to miss more than my alloted time, I could either make it up by staying on other days, or simply that THE FAMILY would eat the time. After all, I do bring in more than my fair share of clients and I will always stay when needed.

I never realized how wrong I could be.

Today, I found out that since I am at my max, they are going to pro-rate my salary and dock me on a per day basis. Isn't that just great. I am not even a "day" worker and I am getting docked. Can you freakin' believe it?

I know this is not how it is in most other firms. In fact, I know most jobs don't do that, especially when it is for medical reasons. Worst of all, I can't believe that I let my expectations grow to the point that I would actually believe that THE FAMILY would do the right thing.

My first instance was to screw them. Show them the "who cares?" attitude. I would work from 9-5 and not a second more. I would never be early. Always take a lunch. Never leave late.

Unfortunately, I know that this really isn't too realistic. But, I just can't let them get away with it. I've been taken advantage of, and then when it is time for me to take a little back, I'm bitch-slapped. I just don't know what to do.

I think that I am going to formulate a plan. Since I am off for tomorrow (that pesky day off), I will have some time to let my thoughts wander. I have always wanted to do something big. Make it something that hits them hard and fast, and really hurts them. Especially DON BOY, the prick. But I also don't want them to know it's me. I want them to feel it, but slowly, like little amounts of arsenic put into your drink over time. You probably won't notice each one, but the cumulative effect might kill you.

Okay, so, I still like the idea of "screwing them", but I think it needs to be more subtle. Since my first thought was to bring in an uzi, maybe I should do the opposite - kill them with kindness. No, I just can't. The thought of being "fake" kind to them any longer is making my stomach flip over.

What about the idea of turning DON BOY and FAT GODZILLA against each other. If I do that, surely THE FAMILY will get caught up in the middle. Let's think about this for a second, and how this could play out.

If I go to DON BOY and tell him something that FAT GODZILLA is doing or saying, then he will immediately attack her. Today he attacked THE DOMINATRIX after he saw her talking to me. I told him a made-up story to throw him off our trail, and instead, he used my made-up story to attack her. What a dick!

So, maybe I need to hurt FAT GODZILLA first. The problem with FAT GODZILLA, is that due to the nature of her relationship with DON BOY and THE FAMILY, she is extremely sensitive to everything. If I told her that she was out of line, she might get mad for a second, and then break down and cry. I can only imagine what other attorney's do to her in negotiations. So, if I do go after her first, my idea has to be clever enough to get her to believe it, but also sly enough not to make her cry - at least at first.

Note: It may seem that FAT GODZILLA is more human than DON BOY, and that may be true, but she is just as much (if not more) to blame for the ridiculousness of HELL. DON BOY does it, but FAT GODZILLA let's it go on. Who is really abusing whom?

Alright, I made the decision to go forward with my strategy of "Divide and Conquer". I have also decided to go after FAT GODZILLA first. My methods must be sly and sinister. I must strike quickly, but quietly. I must hurt her, and put that hurt on DON BOY's head. I must try to convince FAT GODZILLA that DON BOY is going to come after her. It has to be something big. Maybe I can convince her that he is going to try to bring in an attorney to partner-up with DON DAD before DON DAD is gone. This way FAT GODZILLA will think she is being squeezed out.

I know that the one thing that she has been looking for is to get out of HELL. Although she is FAMILY, she is not well-loved (or even liked) by the rest of THE FAMILY. I honestly don't know why. Maybe because of DON BOY's disability - she was the child that was ignored. Whatever the case, this is a weakness of hers, one which I must exploit.

So we know what the weaknesses to be exploited are:

DON BOY - Temper, Narcisism
FAT GODZILLA - Inferiority complex, Sensitivity

I think I could do the same thing with DON BOY, as long as I adjust the scenario slightly. If I tell DON BOY that FAT GODZILLA is looking to squeeze him out, he may/may not believe it. But one thing that DON BOY has is a run-away imagination. If I tell him that FAT GODZILLA has been telling people that she wants to start making changes in the firm - start having all the lawyers handle general work as well as the personal injury, this might get his feathers up. If he feels threatened, he will try to do damage control. Remember, he's not a lawyer, so if he thinks she's really trying to muscle him out, he will panic. He is firmly in control now, but if I make it sound like she keeps telling me I should learn other areas (or for that matter some of the other attorneys), he might get scared that FAT GODZILLA wants him out of the way. That's what I need, I need for him to think that she wants him out of the way. If he believes that, he will need to attack her. Then the walls will start to crumble.

So, I have the basics of my plan. I told you I would start one. Well today is day one. I am taking suggestions and advice. Please feel free to comment because I want this to be as successful as possible.