When the student outgrows the master: a story of silence, salary, and survival

My boss was hired 2 years ago, and asked me to train him. I agreed, thinking it was a temporary arrangement until he got his feet under the desk. I had been with the firm for nearly a decade, and I knew every client, every software glitch, and every shortcut in the book. I watched him struggle with basic spreadsheets and spend weeks learning the names continue reading …