Les Partain was approaching his sixty-fifth birthday. For the past thirty years he has worked for the company Gazelle Corporation, twelve of those years serving as their training and development manager. Les’s boss, LaConya, has given him excellent reviews over the last five years, leading Les to believe he has done a good job. However, LaConya had only given Les these reviews because she believed he was retiring and she wanted to make him feel good. Les tells LaConya he does not feel ready to retire and he would like to continue working another five years. LaConya has been told Les has not been doing a good job and believes if he continues in his current position she may lose several good people in that department. LaConya had hoped to move
