Lordy, lordy, lordy. How the hell do I explain this one?
OK, you know Controller #18 at my parents company, the one who has been acting as hatchet man in re: to me vs. my parents? At the time the strength of my case really depended upon whether #18 could be counted on to give accurate and honest testimony as to what happened August 2002. It really happened between the two of us, with my parents cowering somewhere off site.
Regardless, this last September he turned in his resignation and left the company. The official line was that he quit over money, but that didn't ring true with me... nobody ever quits my parents company because of mere money. I gave thought to tracking him down but never got around to it because I'm too busy righting the ship here at Takeover Inc to worry about the past.
However, he gave me a call today. A friendly call, one that started and ended pleasantly.
... #18 is suing my parents. For what reasons I'll find out Friday, but he is suing my parents. Or my parents company. Or both.
And I am being deposed as a character witness, especially in relation to the as-yet unsettled issue between me and my parents, and another issue which I'm kind of surprised that he's asking about (some HR issue involving a subordinate of mine who was fired after I left).
I've contacted my lawyer already, but God... I don't know how I feel about this. However, a lot of people are overjoyed and asking if they can supply character testimony against my parents as well. This trial, if it ever gets to trial, would be of Seinfeld-esque proportions, a queue of witnesses from years past just waiting their one chance to say, for the record, how much they can't stand my stepmother.
I'll see how serious he is, but the fact that he allowed that he is going to depose current employees speaks of a willingness to play hardball.
OK, you know Controller #18 at my parents company, the one who has been acting as hatchet man in re: to me vs. my parents? At the time the strength of my case really depended upon whether #18 could be counted on to give accurate and honest testimony as to what happened August 2002. It really happened between the two of us, with my parents cowering somewhere off site.
Regardless, this last September he turned in his resignation and left the company. The official line was that he quit over money, but that didn't ring true with me... nobody ever quits my parents company because of mere money. I gave thought to tracking him down but never got around to it because I'm too busy righting the ship here at Takeover Inc to worry about the past.
However, he gave me a call today. A friendly call, one that started and ended pleasantly.
... #18 is suing my parents. For what reasons I'll find out Friday, but he is suing my parents. Or my parents company. Or both.
And I am being deposed as a character witness, especially in relation to the as-yet unsettled issue between me and my parents, and another issue which I'm kind of surprised that he's asking about (some HR issue involving a subordinate of mine who was fired after I left).
I've contacted my lawyer already, but God... I don't know how I feel about this. However, a lot of people are overjoyed and asking if they can supply character testimony against my parents as well. This trial, if it ever gets to trial, would be of Seinfeld-esque proportions, a queue of witnesses from years past just waiting their one chance to say, for the record, how much they can't stand my stepmother.
I'll see how serious he is, but the fact that he allowed that he is going to depose current employees speaks of a willingness to play hardball.
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