salt anomalous sea 050502 ... anomalous sel 050502 ... Q dirty NaCl 050502 ... kerry union salt: a union-backed individual who works for a nonunionized company with the intent of organizing from the inside. see also: spy i knew within two days i hated having an office job, i say to alex. at first, i tell him, i wondered if i was just looking for reasons to hate it because i knew i would, but the more i think about my friends and how they cobble together some kind of life, and the staleness and sameness of it all, i feel justified, i'm doing work a robot could do. and the people on the outreach team had social skills. i'm surrounded by weirdos and expected to sit on my ass for hours on end putting numbers into a computer. i'd rather get screamed at in creole or pissed on in the van, to be honest. he says step back, remember why i'm there. he says this is bigger than you and if it weren't for you we wouldn't be building this campaign anyway. you started this. and it's going somewhere, i think it has legs. you're a good little salt, he says, as i hand over cell phone numbers and detailed notes. map of the office. who makes what, who's pissed about what, who likes who, who doesn't get along. who is the natural leader, who is a bootlicker. i'm a good little salt, i say. we both laugh. you're a chameleon, he says. on the second day after my transfer another new employee came over to our little pod of desks. he introduced himself and asked where everyone goes to grab lunch. he asked how long have you been working here, and what is her position, and said he just wants "to learn about the company." i sat at my desk and merely waved. he was wearing a mask but i could tell he had, has, a young face. ...wants to learn... i couldn't help but wonder, are you a salt? 211007 what's it to you? who go blather from