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My dear Susi, has nobody said a thing? I suspect that Simon may not be back for a little while, and when he does appear, it will probably be only a flying visit. If you want my advice, darling, I’d call
Alfred Marks, Kelly Girl or whichever employment agency you use these days and investigate your options.

	Rachel Stevenson – 1/17/00, 10:22am
to:	David Crutton
cc:
re:	Brett

I’m sorry to bother you this morning of all mornings but I have Brett Topowlski with me. He has just tendered his resignation. In Simon’s absence would you like me to accept it?

	David Crutton – 1/17/00, 10:25am
to:	Rachel Stevenson
cc:
re:	Brett

Get him out of here.

	Harriet Greenbaum – 1/17/00, 10:29am
to:	Pinki Fallon Liam O’Keefe
cc:
re:	Coke

I have just spoken to Jim Weissmuller, who now feels that although you didn’t do the work, it would be a mistake not to have a British creative presence in the pitch. Would you both be free?

	Pinki Fallon – 1/17/00, 10:38am
to:	Harriet Greenbaum
cc:
re:	Coke

Liam is wearing the T-shirt he had on all weekend – it’s covered in red marker and pizza – and I’m not exactly dressed for the Oscars, but we’d be glad to come. Do we have to pretend to like the work? . . . 

	Harriet Greenbaum – 1/17/00, 10:43am
to:	Pinki Fallon
cc:
re:	Coke

Yes, I’m afraid you do – that’s normally how it works. And don’t worry about how you look. It’s called being creative.

	Nigel Godley – 1/17/00, 10:50am
to:	Rachel Stevenson
cc:
re:	David Crutton

Dear Rachel,

You will have read the all-staff e-mail that David Crutton sent where he publicly excluded me from a meeting on Saturday. Now he is treating Vince Douglas like a criminal just because he exercised his right in a so-called “free society” to speak his mind to the press. I feel that I must now make a stand and resign. I cannot work in a company that constantly gags its employees as if we were in Russia.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Godley

	Susi Judge-Davis – 1/17/00, 10:51am
to:	Rachel Stevenson
cc:
re:	Simon

Will someone please tell me what is going on. Simon has disappeared and all I get are sniggers when I ask anyone where he is. Does nobody realise that Simon is one of the most important people in this place, and that I am his Executive Personal Assistant? Will you at least treat me with some respect and inform me of what is happening?

	Daniel Westbrooke – 1/17/00, 10:52am
to:	Rachel Stevenson
cc:
re:	I’m waiting

There is no sign of my new PA and no word from you as to when she will arrive. Do you really expect the Head of Client Services to fetch his own coffee and make his own telephone calls? If you do not deal with this in a prompt and satisfactory manner, Rachel, I will have no hesitation in taking it up with David and, if necessary, James Weissmuller while he is here.

	Rachel Stevenson – 1/17/00, 11:04am
to:	Daniel Westbrooke Nigel Godley Susi Judge-Davis
cc:
re:	enough is enough

Daniel, believe it or not, finding you a new PA isn’t the most important job on my list. Until I get round to it, please try to cope like the rest of us. I didn’t rise to become Head of Personnel by being rude, so I will stop myself there.