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Riley Gets a Promotion - Old Age Sets In

The Life of Riley · October 4, 1947 · 29 min · 4,332 words

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Aircraft Company, Chester Riley and his friend Jim Gillis have inched their way slowly up the ladder of success until they finally reached the bottom run. But Riley and Gillis, they're big enough to place the blame for their failure squarely where it belongs on their boss. I tell you, Riley, it ain't right.

Right, six guys this month promoted the best jobs, and we are still here in the rivetant department. Why, damn, am not us? Didn't we put in as much hard work as they did? Twice as much, Gillis.

Didn't we show as much loyalty as they did? Twice as much. Have they got more brings than we did? Twice as much. When I think of how I slave for that Stevenson, I don't just do my own work and that's all.

I'm worrying about every little detail in this plant. Why, if that time clock on that wall is one minute slow, I'm the first one to notice it. I'm sick of this job, Riley. Believe me, I'd quit right now if I could live without eating.

I'll always live on love. Have you seen my wife? I gotta have food. Gee, how I wish I had one of those desk jobs. Yeah, desk jobs. Me too, that's the life. We wake on hard benches while Stevenson sleeps a nice big swivel chair. Watch he got that he should sit in a swivel chair.

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