“I told you that report had to be done today. Why isn’t it?”
Hal tried not to wince as his boss grilled him. “I don’t have all the information I need from marketing yet.”
“Then get it,” Lydia said. “Just go down there and wait until someone hands it over.”
“Max Grillke says he can put the info together, but his boss has him working on other things. This isn’t a priority in marketing.”
“It’s a priority for us. Get it done.” She started to walk off but turned back. “Work smarter, remember?” Hal threw a few mental daggers after her and picked up the phone to call Max yet again.
Lydia stopped at another cubicle.
“Karen, did you get that mess with Rogers untangled yet?”
The older woman nodded entirely too much. “Yes, it’s all straightened out now. It shouldn’t happen again.”
“You shouldn’t have let it happen once. How long have you been here? Keep up the good work.” Lydia speared Karen with a hard look and moved on to her next problem.