Serious, Critical, and Huge

Well, it looks like someone forgot to do something before I started workin' here, and now, because I didn't catch it, I'm takin' the blame. Shucks, I guess I should have caught it.

My boss says that things like this are critical. Boy, howdy, he sure likes to use terms like "critical." "Huge" is another one, and so is "I can't stress how important this is, Travis." And ya know what? I really don't know how to take it when he says things like that. Is he sayin' this stuff 'cuz he thinks I don't take my work seriously? 'Cuz I do. I really do! I'm always doin' my best to make sure my work is absolutely perfect, and sometimes it's like he doesn't think I care or somethin'.

Well, as a matter of fact, I do care, and I'm gonna show 'im just how much I care, no matter how much it takes outta me. I'm going to take every assignment really seriously, I'm going to crumple in shame whenever I screw up, and I'm going to hand in my resignation if I ever lose him a client. That's how huge this job is to me. I don't wanna get fired. I'd rather quit first. Maybe then my boss'll figure out that I know how serious this stuff is, and he won't have to remind me of it all the time.

I'm a model employee, and I won't stand for anyone thinkin' that I'm not.