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After workin" rel="nofollow">ing eight years as a staff RRT, you are appoin" rel="nofollow">inted Director of Cardiopulmonary Services for Community Memorial Hospital, a 290 bed facility in" rel="nofollow">in Indiana. Followin" rel="nofollow">ing a staff meetin" rel="nofollow">ing at which your promotion was announced, you fin" rel="nofollow">ind yourself surrounded by three longtime coworkers offerin" rel="nofollow">ing their congratulations and makin" rel="nofollow">ing other observations and comments. "I'm really happy for you," said David Johnson. This sounds like a terrific career step. But I suppose this means our carpool is affected, sin" rel="nofollow">ince your hours are bound to be a lot less predictable from now on." Elain" rel="nofollow">ine Rowe said, And I guess that shoots the lunch bunch, too. Management commitments, you know." The emphasis on "management" was subtle though undeniable, and you are not at all sure that you are pleased. Bob Davidson offered, "Well, maybe now we can get some action on a few age-old problems now that you are in" rel="nofollow">in charge. Remember pal, you used to gripe about these thin" rel="nofollow">ings as much as the rest of us." "We've all complain" rel="nofollow">ined a lot," Elain" rel="nofollow">ine agreed. "That's been sort of a way of life around here." The tone of her voice shaded toward a suggestion of coolness and her customary smile was absent when she added, Now we have someone in" rel="nofollow">in a position who can do somethin" rel="nofollow">ing, so lets hope you forget who your friends are."