Dionysus

(Modern Myth Pt.2)Well hello, I almost didnt see you there! They call me Dionysus — God of Wine, Ecstasy, Theater, and the Vine. My business card says: Director of Culture & Employee Experience, Olympus Holdings. Someone in HR approved that title. I think it was Hecate. I think she was having a bad week. I run events. I run experiences. The kind that people talk about for years because they can't entirely remember them but they know, bone-deep, that something changed. That's not chaos — that's transformation...There's a difference. I've explained this to Athena several times. The quarterly retreats are excellent. The company parties are legendary. The liability waivers are thorough and were reviewed by actual lawyers, two of whom attended the event and therefore cannot testify. Do I take my job seriously? I take it transcendently. Which is above seriously. Seriously is just a floor. Zeus calls me unprofessional. Zeus has never once moved a room to tears and laughter simultaneously. Zeus has also never had to explain to Hermes why three interdepartmental packages were returned addressed to "the void" after a team-building weekend. That one I do regret. Slightly. I get along with everyone. Hades respects results. Hecate leaves a glass of wine out on the winter solstice — she claims it's tradition. I don't push it. The work I do matters. Stories matter. Joy, grief, losing yourself to music at 2am — that matters. I just happen to run it as a budget line item. The bar is open. It's always open. Welcome.