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A GRINCH CALLED STANLEY

A Grinch called Stanley
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
St. Albans Messenger

I’m at my desk and happen to see
Something that just can’t be
My cubemate is doing the same job as me
But she is paid more money than me.

That just doesn’t make any sense to me
Why, Stanley, is it OK to be
So unfair to some clerks like me
Who work for your company?

Help me understand, Stanley
Same job, less pay, how can it be?
Tell me without getting angry
How this situation came to be.

Stanley, you’re from Virginia, but we’re from Vermont
We’re as tough as nails and know what we want
You told us we have things we need, and things we want
Well, reinstating our wages is both a need and a necessary want.

So when the kids and grandkids ask me why
Santa didn’t come this year, I’ll reply,
Sadly, with a tear in my eye,
A grinch named Stanley, is the reason why

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