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Author: Ashley Wright
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MONIQUE'S POV

I sluggishly drag myself back to the board office, where Jane is waiting for me by the door. "I groan. Thanks for the heads-up. I got the trial creative director role. Yey!" I say sarcastically, throwing my hands up in the air.

"Umm... congrats. I understand you were looking forward to ab actual job, not a trial run. But... about that, you actually got a trial job for the position of office services coordinator, not creative director."

"What?" I raise my voice and turn around, moving back in the direction of Desmond's office.

She grabs my arms. "Wait."

I stop. "That’s… ten levels below creative director," I sigh. "You can’t be serious."

"I know." She says in that soft voice that makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. "But the boss is very particular about who succeeds him as creative director. He insists every external hire starts from the ground up. The CEO is paranoid after a couple of bad hires."

"My qualifications and experience speak for me; even
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    MONIQUE'S POV I sluggishly drag myself back to the board office, where Jane is waiting for me by the door. "I groan. Thanks for the heads-up. I got the trial creative director role. Yey!" I say sarcastically, throwing my hands up in the air. "Umm... congrats. I understand you were looking forward to ab actual job, not a trial run. But... about that, you actually got a trial job for the position of office services coordinator, not creative director." "What?" I raise my voice and turn around, moving back in the direction of Desmond's office. She grabs my arms. "Wait." I stop. "That’s… ten levels below creative director," I sigh. "You can’t be serious." "I know." She says in that soft voice that makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. "But the boss is very particular about who succeeds him as creative director. He insists every external hire starts from the ground up. The CEO is paranoid after a couple of bad hires." "My qualifications and experience speak for me; even

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