OK, we shuffled some things around and I am giving up one team and taking on another, which also means that someone who reports to me won't do so any longer. Another editor (let's call her A and please note I hate her with a burning hot passion from hell) will take that person on and I'm taking on someone else.
My editor asked that A and I keep it quiet until he had a chance to talk to both the staffers. Not 15 good minutes after he said that, A stops by my old staffer's desk and says let's meet next week and talk about blahblahblah. Which causes him to message me asking what's happening, is something wrong, are there complaints about his performance blahblah, putting me in an awkward position because LIKE A, I've been asked to say nothing about the changes.
I hedge and tell him that everything is fine, don't worry, we're happy with his performance blahblah which makes him feel a little better I think, but still, what part of LET ME TALK TO SUCHANDSUCH FIRST was hard for her to understand??!
Re: NER: work-related mini-vent
I think she should be more appropriately called Editor "B." You can guess what that stands for.
Glad you set your staffer straight. I think a lot of people are understandably on edge about their employment lately!
Or Editor F for Fail!