This week’s GBE writing challenge is to rewrite something from a different point of view. I chose Dolly Parton’s song 9-5, but from the boss’s perspective. I’ve played her song on YouTube while looking at my lyrics enough times now that I can almost block out her voice and hear the following words instead.
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I rise from my bed
And pull back the curtain
Slept like a baby, that’s for certain
I smile and stretch and give thanks for my life
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I jump in the shower
And build up a lather
I’ll pop in at work then do what I’d rather
A nice long lunch and an afternoon of golf
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Corner office time
What a way to make a livin’
I’ll protect what’s mine
And take all that they’re givin’
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No one wants to work
Yet they think that I’m indebted
It’s enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
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8-6
But not a minute longer
You would think that they
Would be grateful to belong here
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But they whine and bitch
‘Bout the money and the hours
I swear sometimes I think they’re
‘Spectin’ flowers
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They want more cash
And some health insurance
To work from home and spend time with their kids
But I’m in charge, they’ll get just what I say
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I’m in the same boat with a lot of my friends
Gobs of cash and great stock dividends
But if they had their way
I’d be schleppin’ with the crowd
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Corner office time
What a way to make a livin’
I’ll protect what’s mine
And take all that they’re givin’
***
No one wants to work
Yet they think that I’m indebted
It’s enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
***
8-6
But not a minute longer
You would think that they
Would be grateful to belong here
***
They would unionize
But that ain’t gonna fly here
We’ll just stomp that down
Or sell to the highest buyer
***
Corner office time
What a way to make a livin’
I’ll protect what’s mine
And take all that they’re givin’
***
No one wants to work
Yet they think that I’m indebted
It’s enough to drive you crazy
If you let it
***
8-6
Yeah, I got ‘em where I want ‘em
I’ve got a good life
They’ll comply or else I’ll oust ‘em
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They would unionize
But that ain’t gonna fly here
We’ll just stomp that down
Or sell to the highest buyer
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8-6
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elizabeth grace 