The Anthony Reeves Experience

Me working for the state of Florida in 1994 The danger of ‘assumptions’ is those assumptions may result in assuming realities which do not exist.    In 1995, I was a 25 year old state worker who had been working for the state for almost 3 years.  It was my first job out of college and there were a few times during my time at this job that I was not always the happiest employee.   In 1994, I gained a co-worker (for privacy purposes, I will call him ‘John’) who was an older gentleman.   John had worked in the private sector in Human Resources and he immediately took me under his wing.  We worked on different projects.  John gave me suggestions about making presentations.  I truly felt I was learning a lot under his tutelage and I was excited about working for the state. A few months after John was hired, a young man (for privacy purposes, I will call him ‘Will’) was hired and he also received guidance from John.  Will was a few years ...