Kicked upstairs?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Casey">Casey</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Casey">Casey</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span>”, <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> “<span word="upstairs">upstairs</span>” <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="floors">floors</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> – <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span>.</p><p><span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="management">management</span> (<span word="managers">managers</span>/<span word="officials">officials</span>) <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="work">work</span> (<span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="humdrum">humdrum</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="Check">Check</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="floors">floors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="kicked">kicked</span>” <span word="there">there</span>?</p><p><span word="Footballers">Footballers</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="pros">pros</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="kicked">kicked</span>”? <span word="Ugh">Ugh</span>! <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="bet">bet</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="entails">entails</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> – <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="position">position</span>; <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="endure">endure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="kicked">kicked</span>”.</p>
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