What No Bonus!

Final Day of the HR Turnover Report Motivated by The Raven-Edgar Allan Poe

?Once upon a mid-day dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of HR policy lore—???While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping at my HR Office door.“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my HR Office door—???????????

?Only this and nothing more.”????

Ah, distinctly I remember it was the 31st of December And each voluntary turnover wrought its ghost upon the floor.???Eagerly I wished for tomorrow;—where vainly I had sought to borrow???From my KPI report of sorrow—sorrow for adjusting one more—But this rare and radiant employee whom the manager called Eleanor—????????????

Nameless?here?for evermore.???

?The plastic, chipped, and rustling of each dusty curtain Thrilled me—filled me with a fantastic terror I never felt before;???So to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating???“’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my HR office door—Some late employee entreating entrance at my HR office door;???????????

This it is and nothing more.”????

My nerves grew stronger; hesitating no longer, “Sir,” or Madam”, truly your forgiveness I implore;???The fact is I was napping, and gently you came rapping,???And faintly you came tapping, at my HR office door,?I scarcely was sure I heard you”—here I opened wide the door;???????????

?Nobody was there and nothing more.???

?While peering, I stood wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;???But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,???And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Eleanor? ”This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Eleanor!”??????????

With that-?I earned no bonus and nothing more.?