OK, I wasn’t fired but this is how it went.好吧， 我不是被炒魷魚了， 事情是這樣的。
Back in 2005, I had just started working and was almost at my peak of being a ladies man (or so i thought). Always spotted with a different girl (or so people perceived). I was an associate and kinda developed a crush on this manager. She seemed nice and the usual.2005年的時候， 我剛開始工作， 當時是我作為大眾情人的巔峰時期（至少我是這麼想的）。 人們總是看見我和不同的女孩在一起（至少他們是這麼想的）。 我當時是個准合夥人， 並且有點暗戀我的經理。 她則表現得很友好、很正常。
Long story short I asked her out and it worked. (Story for another day).長話短說， 我約她出去了， 而且成功了。
We seemed to be pretty fond of each other and hung out quite a lot. In and out of office. Later on, during one of her 1-on-1s with her manager, he suggested her to stop hanging out with me. You know ‘perception is reality’ kinda stuff. That hanging out with a younger and reckless guy like me would be a career liming move for her.我們互相挺喜歡的， 經常在一起， 不管是在工作中還是工作外。 後來， 再一次她和她的經歷單獨面談的時候， 她的經理暗示她不要在和我呆在一起了。 你們懂的， “三人成虎”一類的事。 和我這麼一個愣頭青攪在一起，
She didn’t listen and shared this with me right after her meeting. And of course I felt bad. But not hurt.不過她沒聽， 還在會議結束後把這件事告訴了我。
We dated for a while and eventually broke up. For some other reasons. Mostly petty.我們還是繼續約會了一段時間， 但是最後分手了。 不過， 是因為其他一些原因。 挺遺憾的。
Fast forward 11 years, I join a new company as a Sr. Manager and word kinda spread about me. Mostly superficial- based on my looks and age.11年過去之後， 我以高級經理的角色加入了一家新公司， 結果身邊出現了各種關於我的流言蜚語。 主要就是些關於我外貌和年齡的話。
By the end of first week, a guy walks up to my cabin and greets me with a ‘bhai’ after my name. I look at him baffled. It’s the same manager who my ex reported to all those years ago. We shake hands and talk for a while.第一周快結束的時候， 一個人走進了我的辦公室， 他叫我名字的時候還在後面加了個“夥計”（巴基斯坦話）。 我不解地看了過去， 發現他正式那好幾年前我前女友的上司。 我們握了手， 然後談了好一會兒。
He then said ‘You have now become my manager. You have come a long way.’然後他說：“你現在已經變成我的經理了。 你這進步夠大的。 ”
It was quite a moment. Mixed emotions. But I was proud of myself more than anything. Proud that I worked hard and earned my respect.這真是神奇的一刻。 百感交集。 不過我挺為自己感到自豪的，
（翻譯：能貓）