Bullying is bad
but is matriarchal bullying
any better than patriarchal bullying?
He once worked for a matriarchal company
and was told by female middle management that
the difference in different gender led com-
panies is that male-led companies
just fire your butt and you are
gone, yes, that fast, but
female-led com-
panies
beat you with a wet
noodle till you plead for mercy
and then they keep you because they
don’t want to see you or your family hurt, and
that is why he kept being told that he was going
to be fired and management kept asking
if he was going to stay or quit and if he
found another job as of yet
and finally when he found
another job, every-
one sighed in
relief.
bobdahl 
Farewell dear friend … God rest your soul. I will miss you. Now, no more bullying, anywhere.
So long, Bob, like a talented son, a colleague of rare talent, a dry humorist, a faithful friend, creator of poems, who lived a fine life [or, rather, many lives], a mench, what a gaping hole you leave in so many hearts! Thanks for the gifts you left so many people……………….
I checked in today … for no other reason, I guess, but to see your name … it’s still hard for me to believe that you’re gone, that I’m not receiving email notices of a new posting. Darn …
Two years it has been since you are gone. Your friendship continues to be sorely missed. But the gratitude goes on and on.