The Phantom of the Opera is a mystery, for he or she is simply never there.
When you look over and catch them actually in the office, sitting in their cube, you jump in shock.
Where did they come from?
Do they still work here?
Where in the basement do they hide to actually get any work done?
And yet, the Phantom seems to have some magic power. He or she turns their boss into Christine, completely under their spell.
The fact that they always dial into, or simply don't attend, meetings is never commented on. They aren't excluded from plum assignments. Their names are actually mentioned when describing who contributed to a successful project.
HOW?
It's a frickin' mystery.
Key signs: Absence.
Catch phrase: None. They aren't there, remember?
Your Strategy: Find out their goddamn secret.
Their comeuppance: Never happens.
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