The Long Goodnight
My time at Faceless Corporation is numbered. We've discussed this again and again and again - and yet it never seems to happen. I'm not the only one who's frustrated, even the trade media are losing their patience and you can read it in their tone! Discussing the cancellation of yet another press conference (this one in Paris) to launch NewCo:
Why is the press conference delayed? When will it be rescheduled? [Presse releases] did not seem to know. No good answer could then satisfy the restless and inquisitive spirit of editors, which takes us into the worlds of imagination, speculation and inspiration.We shall then attempt to solve that mystery. Are Paris air traffic controllers planning another strike? Is the conference center closed for renovation? Has [the CEO] other plans on Feb. 26, like admiring Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile in the Musée du Louvre?
Or. Could it be that the closing of the deal to form [NewCo] on March 28, 2008 will once again be delayed to a later date? Are [Equity Vultures], [Faceless Corp] and [Cannoli Corp] facing difficulties in putting together the financial package? Are [Equity Vultures] dragging their feet?
All this bitterness and they don't even have their jobs at stake! What are we poor unfortunates supposed to feel here in the trenches? I suppose all we can do is to mull over their parting shot at the end of the articles:
After all, if [NewCo] creation is once again delayed, we will only have to think that the longer is the wait, the greater will be the joy.