The Almost Awkward Party

Michael Leffer worked at Traditional Films right after University. He was given a job as Senior Producer and was immediately assigned a major documentary to work on. The fact that he was made a Producer straight out of school didn’t sit very well with a lot of people in the company and there were whispers and rumours as to why and how he got the job. Nobody asked him directly.

When Michael tried to shmooze with Directors, Editors and other members of the production team he was treated politely but not allowed into the inner circle. The feeling was he somehow represented Management.

Michael was in his second year at Traditional Films when he was poached away and offered a higher paying job at a cable network. He didn’t think twice about it, he took the new job and immediately felt comfortable with his decision. Nobody made a big fuss when he announced he was leaving Traditional and when he left it was anti-climatic.

Over the years he would run into people he had worked with at Traditional, but there was never any special warmth or friendliness. He always tried to be friendly but the feelings weren’t reciprocated. It was a mystery.

Traditional Productions was swallowed up by a mega-production company. Many of the people who worked there were absorbed into the new company, The WAFWOT Communications Group.