Employees of Graphplex Corp. are running out of options when it comes to dealing with a shifty employee who stumbled into their mix some time ago. Known to office staff as The Deflector for his ability to deflect any projects or tasks thrown his direction, management and staff find themselves struggling for answers of what to do about the scourge in their midst. Emails that land in his inbox immediately get bounced to another. Questions brought to his attention are deftly waved off in another direction. Tasks planted on The Deflector’s desk are quickly and stealthily transplanted onto another. Even efforts to develop a Deflector detector to keep oneself from falling prey to The Deflector have thus far proven unsuccessful. Nearly all Graphplex employees have at one time or another discovered an unexpected document on their desk or had a surprise phone call thrust upon them courtesy of The Deflector. All this while The Deflector reclines in his office chair, scrolling casually through his mobile device and posting to social media.
Of course, the thing everyone knows but cannot talk about is where The Deflector derives his extraordinary powers of deflection. Born and raised the dull and dim witted son of a politically connected family, he was placed in the midst of this group of unsuspecting office workers due to his parent’s connections to upper management and their desire to be rid of the dependent pest. Unable to productively contribute in even the most superficial and half-assed manner, it was then that he quickly and expertly honed his powers of deflection. The Deflector can spend hours viewing videos of game shows or shopping for ugly sweaters on Amazon. Some have even taken to cozying up to The Deflector in the hope that participating in his devilish schemes is the only way to avoid falling victim to them.
Even as the author rushes to put the finishing touches on this anonymous memo, The Deflector is peppering his inbox with forwarded emails. A vacation would be nice, but a week away from work would merely guarantee The Deflector a free and unguarded workspace in which to deposit his manifold deflections.
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