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25 April 2026 · 17:26
Bottomless pit supervisor
Performance Review: Aaron Gertler, Bottomless Pit Supervisor (Level III)
I have some concerns about Aaron's performance. He claims to be monitoring the pit, but he seems to have made no progress in determining whether it is, in fact, bottomless.
He claims to have dropped three rocks into the pit, one week apart. They all made noises when they went in, he says, but since then all he's done is "monitor the situation". As far as I can tell, he walks over to the pit once a week, leans down, and listens for any further noises. He reports no further clanks or clonks since the initial drops.
"Is that all you have to report?"
"They seem to be working? No bottoms for me. I'm on top of the world."
"What did I tell you about puns in our 1:1s?"
"Sorry, ma'am. All I want is to be a top-flight supervisor. Without you, this job would be the pits. I hope you'll keep guiding me as well as you have been."
So he's a shameless flatterer on top of everything else. I think we should set him up with a performance improvement plan.
EDIT: I have more concerns to report. I was suspicious, so I decided to check out the pit myself. I waited a few minutes, and then heard what I thought was a very faint clunk. Like something striking the bottom of the pit. I called Aaron over to ask him some questions, and then he kicked me. I'm typing this on my way down the pit, which I now think might in fact be bottomless (good!), but now I think Aaron might be a psychopath (bad, goes against our corporate values). On the whole, mixed review, but I hope his next supervisor will watch him closely.
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