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    Attitudes
    Attitudes
    Attitudes
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    Attitudes

    By R. Richard

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    Jim Boru is called into the office of the CEO to talk about legal trouble stemming from when he was attacked, he wins a Court case.
    Computer programmer Jim Boru is then accused of stealing software, he wins a Court case.
    Computer programmer Jim Boru then runs a successful computer operation.
    When his company is to be acquired, Jim Boru has to deal with sexy Bianca, who runs the acquiring company.

    Extract:
    I laugh, “I’m not a usual size guy. I buy my suits from a wholesale outfit, downtown. My suits are bespoke, of the finest material and they cost only a little more than the extensive alterations that are necessary for me to fit into an off the rack suit.”

    Elizabeth asks, “Why don’t the expensive material suits cost more?”

    I laugh, “A mill produces a certain amount of wool cloth. They ship what is in the style of the season. They also ship in mill ends of really fine wool cloth, to see if there might be a demand. I can spot the really fine wool cloth, through a heavy smog day. What I wear is usually one of a kind. A lady like Bianca might well notice.”

    (Okay, I’m as prepared as I can be. I drive over to CiPasso. I go in and tell the maitre’d that I’m to join a lady named Bianca.)

    The maitre’d tells me “Che bella cosa! The lady has not yet arrived, but you can wait at the bar.”

    A sexy female voice says, “Piero, the lady has arrived.”

    (I turn and I see a very attractive young lady, dressed in a gown that screams money, in a muted voice. The lady herself radiates power.)

    I say, “If you are Bianca, the pleasure is mine.”

    The lady eyes me and says, “You are James Boru?”

    “I am just plain Jim Boru.”

    Bianca says, “Piero, please lead us to the table that I have reserved.”

    Piero reacts only to the lady, which might well have been the case, even if she weren’t obviously rich.

    I just follow along.

    We get to the table and get seated.

    (I was prepared to seat the lady but pro Piero handles the little task like the maitre’d that he is.)

    Bianca orders an appetizer and then says, “This is your first time at CiPasso?”

    I say, “Yes, I have never dined here before.”

    Bianca asks me, “Do you have any food allergies?

    I laugh and say, “I come from hardy peasant stock and I can eat anything that doesn’t set my mouth on fire.”
    Bianca laughs and says, “There’s no chance of that at CiPasso. The food here is prepared to enhance the flavor of the food and not hidden under too much spice.’

    I ask, “What should I order?”

    Bianca says, “Since it is a business supper, I will order us a simple dish, but done with CiPasso flair.”

    A waiter appears, as if by magic.

    Bianca orders a couple of meals and a couple of glasses of wine. She says, “Just the one glass, this is a business meal.”

    I say, “Yes, I have come prepared to answer what questions you may have for me.”

    Bianca asks, “You seem at ease, dealing with a woman.”

    “I’m a computer programmer. I have skilled people people working for me. I have women programmers, also I have programmers of different races and/or religions. My motto is ‘Be good, or begone!’”

    Bianca says, “You were involved in some trouble with a past employer.”

    “I was working at what I was assigned to do. I was then visited by my Department Manager and a goon. The Department Manager set the goon on me. I defended myself, nothing more.”

    Bianca asks, “Were you afraid?”

    (I can see a critical situation, I need to be very careful.) “I grew up in a very bad part of the city. I had to establish early on that I would not be a punching bag or a little one for the bad bays. I can defend myself and my people, if I have to, however, I don’t look for trouble.”

    Bianca says, “You then went to Court.”

    I laugh, “I went to Court twice. The first time was because the police arrested me, for what I know not, after I defended myself against an unprovoked goon

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR. Richard
    Release dateMay 6, 2019
    ISBN9780463216491
    Attitudes
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    R. Richard

    I'm the co-author, with Sunset Thomas, of Anatomy of An Adult Film.I have 48 novels and over 299 short stories currently published.I spent my early years in the part of Los Angeles known as the South Central. I was known as Whi' Boy, which was sufficient to identify me in that place. I'm a skilled Kung Fu player, using a system that I learned from a Korean I knew only as 'Pak.' It would be easier to tell you the places that Pak wasn't wanted by the police, rather than the places where he was wanted by the police. Pak's Kung Fu system, augmented by some bits and pieces from some Chinese practitioners is quick and effective, or I wouldn't be alive today.My early education was mostly obtained by stealing books from the public library (I always returned them and the Librarian even began to provide me with reading lists.) I did go to high schools, but I never really learned anything there. I eventually graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA, with a degree in mathematics.I work as a Systems Analyst and also make a part of my living as a professional gambler (legal in Nevada.) I write science fiction and erotica. My published novels are:Anatomy of An Adult Film (With Sunset Thomas)1. Second Chance: God Killer2. Second Chance: Sky Pirate3. Second Chance: Scroll Seeker4. Second Chance: King of The Islands5. Second Chance: King of Zaya6. Second Chance: Duke of Averon7. Second Chance: King of Golomon8. Second Chance: King Of The Sky9. Second Chance: Warlord of Ifrequeh10. Second Chance: King of Ariby11. Second Chance: King of Mesodania12. Second Chance: King of Avuls13. Second Chance: King of Kemet14. Second Chance: King of Zorran15. Second Chance: King of Two Worlds16. Second Chance: King of Averon17. Second Chance: King's Duties18. Second Chance: King of The New WorldAdventurer: Simulation ProblemAdventurer: Pannar ProblemA Programmer's GambitAmateur StripperBeach MurdersBondage HouseCorporate Sex SlavesFriday NightGo Naked In The SoftwareGrasshopper WinterInvoluntary NudeLayoffNot A HeroPirates of The KeysSummer of SexThe LakeThe Last Moon DanceThe Nude Adventures of Plain JaneThe Secret Life of Wanda WilsonTails of the Pussycat LoungeTo Keep A JobTopless RestaurantToy WhoresVix: The MarineWayward BoyShort Stories:A Christmas Visit

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      Attitudes - R. Richard

      Attitudes

      By R. Richard © 2019

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      Copyright 2019 R. Richard

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Attitudes

      By R. Richard © 2019

      Chapter 1: An incident

      I get called into the office of the CEO. They don’t usually call programmers into the office of a CEO. My call is obviously a major event. I need to be really careful here.

      I present myself to the CEO’s Secretary. I tell the lady, I am Jim Boru, I am to report to the CEO.

      The Secretary stares at me with an, ‘I can turn you to stone’ look. She then snarls, I will check. You can just wait.

      (There is nothing to check. I have been summoned to the CEO’s office and the Secretary knows that. It’s a test, to see what I’ll do. I do nothing, I just wait.)

      The Secretary then uses her telephone and tells someone, probably the CEO, Jim Boru is here.

      The Secretary then turns back to me and says, You can go in. I trust that you know how to behave.

      I smile and tell the lady, Yes, I am housebroken.

      The Secretary gives me a nasty look and then buzzes me in.

      I walk into a very nicely furnished office. Elizabeth awaits me, from behind a massive wood desk. In the office there are also a couple of expensive looking suits and what has to be a goon. I say, Jim Boru reporting, as ordered.

      Elizabeth says, We hired you, after your firing by the Lozenge Corporation. You are now in trouble. What do you have to say for yourself?

      I summarize, "I was hired, by the Lozenge Corporation, as a computer programmer. I then began to analyze a specific task, to which task I was assigned. I read the documentation, which was a work of fiction. I then noted and published a list of deficiencies, in the documentation. While I awaited management response to what I had published, I went to the customer site and did some prototyping work. If what I say is to make some sense for you, I need

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