Chapter 23 – Love, work and the secret of a good marriage

Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27 | 45 days until the conference | 325 registrations 

On Saturday, Casper posted the following update:

Ten fun things to do in The Netherlands - while you’re here. #Rodentia15

           On Facebook, he posted a video by Amsterdam Marketing, on Twitter he posted a picture of a funny mouse and on LinkedIn he posted an article explaining why The Netherlands was becoming more popular as a destination for multinationals. The messages got a few likes, some nice comments and several suggestions, which Casper replied to efficiently, until about 4pm. After that, Victor still saw new comments, but no more replies from his communications officer.

On Sunday, there was no new update posted at all. He should speak to Casper about that. They had thought long and hard about a logical and balanced posting calendar, he ought to stick to it.

           When, at 4.30pm, he still didn’t see a message, he considered calling Casper, but felt it was a bit pushy on a Sunday. He didn’t want to be that kind of boss.

           Shortly afterwards, the penny dropped. On Facebook, Catja posted some pictures of herself and Casper at a dance festival. Victor frowned when he saw it. They were out together rather a lot, it wouldn’t surprise him if something romantic was blossoming. He wasn’t sure whether he should be happy about it. Love and work were not an ideal match.

           He was trying to come up with a suited reply, when Denise knocked on the door of his home office. ‘Are you coming downstairs at all?’ she asked. ‘I’ve barely seen you all weekend.’

           Victor looked from the smiling photos on his laptop to his wife, who looked a little sad. Darn it, he thought, love and work really don’t go well together. But who had the right end of the stick? His employees, who had taken a nice break at the weekend, or him? He had been swallowed up completely by Rodentia and NatSoRoPro for weeks now. He only saw Denise at dinner.

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Written by Gerrit Heijkoop & Paula Vos

 Narrated by Kevin Stillwell