Overtime

When she bobs her head to the beat

The worst part about working in the HR department is having to be the bearer of bad news. Telling people they’ve been laid off can be awkward and stressful, even more so if you’re crushing on them.

“It’s to be expected. The print industry was already dying even before I got into this magazine, ha ha,” Jayce said forcing out a laugh. It made my heart ache looking into the sadness in Jayce’s puppy dog eyes. “I really liked reading your writing. Even if you don’t take the writing job we offered you, please keep writing.” Jayce looked at me strangely. “That’s a weird thing for a HR person to say,” he said with an honest smile.