I had recently moved to a new job in NYC. A 30 year old lonely, small town girl with big ambitions and a high paying job had moved to NYC to go through the next phase of her life. I did not have any friends, just few acquaintances and helpful colleagues. There was this guy Kevin in my office who was reporting to me. Kevin was roughly my age, a bright hard working colleague whose personality was quite different from me. He was less confident in most discussions, avoided conflicts and was happy to please his new boss, that is me, even at the expense of working late nights.
After couple of weeks of getting started in my new job, I was already tense. Too many work responsibilities, setting up my new apartment and managing things in New York is never easy. But I sensed a kind of power in my new job that I never felt before. May be it was Kevin who never said ‘No’ to me, his attitude of always trying to please me was enjoyable.