"Okay this is my final offer. You get an office with a window but you're not allowed to look outside," he said.
I looked at him with a blank expression trying to believe my ears. This was the man who had graduated from Harvard, scored As all through his life and there he was putting all his achievements to shame and talking nonsense. Here was the boss of a billion dollar company being so petty towards his brother. Ok I admit we had not gotten along as kids but this is not how you act when youre fifty years old and this successful.
"How would you know if I looked out?" I asked with gritted teeth.
"There'll be cameras installed on all angles inside your office and the minute you look outside an alarm will blow off warning me at which you will be fired immediately."
"What if I use my smart phone and take photographs of the view from the window and see it later?"
"Oh then youre not allowed a smart phone."
"What if I ask a customer to look behind and tell me what he can see?"
*silence*
"Ill have audio enabled video cameras so I know what you all talk about in there."
"You know what? Big brother youre a waste of space. This is my Fathers company and no matter how ridiculous you act I will work here and rise to power here and own half this company just like it was my right and nothing you do can stop me. And just so you know, I will look out the window the whole day, In fact I'll make sure I do nothing without looking out the window and if you try to stop me Im calling Mom!
*silence*
"That was mean, John."
"I dont care Bob. Now if you ll excuse me, I have a window to look out from."
Their Dad looked down from heaven at his two old, over qualified but mostly imbecile sons and felt glad he was a safe distance from them.
