I think if I told you I was certain, you'd know I was performing certainty instead of feeling it. A pause. What I know is that I don't want these conversations to stop. I know that removing your job from the equation doesn't remove you. I know that her voice was very steady.
The rest we figure out. He thought about that about the specific courage it took to say I don't know yet when the easier thing would have been. Yes, absolutely. Of course, that's enough. He said, "Yeah, yeah, that's enough. " He submitted his resignation letter the next morning.
He wrote it himself in plain language without HR template language or corporate softening. He thanked Richard for 6 years of meaningful work. He noted his intention to complete the full 60 days and transition his team with full documentation. He signed his name. He walked it up to Gerald Fitch's office because Gerald was the right person and because he wanted to do it face to face.
Gerald read it standing at his desk. He set it down. He looked at Daniel. "You sure? " Gerald said. "Very. " Gerald extended his hand.
Daniel shook it. "For what it's worth," Gerald said quietly. "The file thing, I didn't write it. I know you didn't. You deserved better than that.
I know that, too. " He walked out. Richard called him that afternoon. Daniel let it ring twice before answering because he needed those two rings to decide how he was going to handle it. I heard you're leaving, Richard said. Yes, sir.
Atlanta. Yes, sir. A pause. I want you to know that's not what I intended when we spoke. Daniel considered this.
He believed it. Richard hadn't wanted to lose a good operations man. He just wanted to reposition a variable in a system. The variable had found a different system to operate in. Richard was practical enough to be surprised and composed enough not to show it much.
I understand that, Daniel said. And I want you to know I'm going to spend the next 60 days making sure my team is set up right. Every route, every contract, every maintenance schedule, you'll have documentation for everything. I'd expect nothing less, Richard said. Then after a pause that had something different in it.
Daniel, whatever happened between my daughter and whatever the nature of it is, I want you to know I don't blame you for that. Daniel said nothing. She's her mother's daughter. Richard said the words were weighted with something that wasn't talking about logistics anymore. Her mother always knew her own mind.