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The Intern Said They Earn Twice My Salary

The Intern Said They Earn Twice My Salary

História curta · Emotional Realism
Por:  Triple ThreatCompleto
Idioma: English
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Sinopse

Feel-Good Story

Plot Twists

Workplace

Face Slapping

Girl Power

At a department dinner celebrating my raise, an intern and I pulled out our cards at the same time to pay the bill. He had been drinking. Without a second thought, he pushed my card aside. “Kristen, come on. You don’t even make half of what I do. Let me get this.” I froze, and my hands began to tremble. I had worked at the company for six years. I climbed the ranks from an entry-level employee to department manager. During that time, I had asked my boss, Bill Koenig, for a raise seven times. On my seventh attempt, he finally agreed. He increased my pay from $6,000 to $8,200. Jason Briggs was an intern under my supervision. He had joined the company only two weeks earlier, yet he just revealed that he earned twice as much as I did. I calmly put my card away. That night, I looked into the payroll records and discovered that out of the eighteen people in my department, seventeen were paid more than I was. Without hesitation, I drafted a notice of my resignation and sent it that very night to every client I managed. Three days later, Bill burst into my office with a pale face and locked the door behind him. “What the hell did you do? Why are all our clients terminating their contracts?”

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Capítulo 1

Chapter 1

By my sixth year at the company, I had asked for a raise seven times.

Each time, Bill Jason Briggs claimed that money was tight and the company was struggling. He would ask me to be understanding.

This time, he finally agreed to raise my monthly base salary from $6,000 to $8,200.

To celebrate, I took the entire department out to dinner.

Jason Briggs sat beside me. He was grinning and acting more enthusiastic than anyone else.

“Dinner is on Kristen tonight! That’s our manager for you. Eat, drink, and let’s celebrate her raise!”

The others immediately joined in. Their laughter and cheers filled the private dining room.

“Congratulations, Kristen!”

“The company would be lost without you.”

Compliments came from every corner of the room.

My cheeks grew warm, but so did my heart. I was certain that I had made the right choice by staying with this company.

As dinner wound down, the server came in with the check.

So, I handed over my card. “Put it on this one.”

Jason stopped me.

“No, we can’t let you pay!”

He had drunk quite a bit, and his face was flushed. His words were beginning to slur as he pulled a card from his wallet.

“Here, take mine. I… I’ve got money.”

Assuming he was merely drunk, I gave the server a resigned look.

“Don’t listen to him. It’s my treat, so use my card.”

Jason grew agitated.

He shoved my card aside and stammered, “K-Kristen, you don’t even make half as much as I do. Why are you trying to act like a big spender? Dinner’s on me, so stop fighting me on this. Here, take my card!”

The generosity sounded smug coming from him.

I froze and lowered my gaze to the card in my hand.

For the past six years, my monthly paycheck had remained fixed at $6,000.

After I was promoted to department manager this year, Bill finally agreed to give me a raise.

At the beginning of the month, payroll deposited $8,200 into my account.

The extra $2,200 had thrilled me so much that I invited the entire department out to dinner.

Yet, the intern I supervised was saying, “Kristen, you don’t even make half as much as I do. Why are you trying to act like a big spender?”

My hand trembled around the card.

Still oblivious to what he had just revealed, Jason urged the server, “What are you waiting for? Take my card!”

The server looked to me for confirmation.

I closed my hand around my card and managed a strained smile.

“Use his.”

After paying the bill, Jason sat down with a satisfied smile and continued raising his glass to me.

He said, “Kristen, you’re the backbone of this company. Mr. Koenig values you more than anyone. I’m counting on you to help me get ahead.”

In the past, aside from the awkwardness of having a subordinate flatter me so openly, his words would undoubtedly please me.

After all, during my six years at the company, Bill had declared in front of everyone more than once, “Kristen Hennie has been with me since I founded this company, and I personally mentored her.

“Our projects depend on her. I might shortchange anyone else but never her. You should all follow her example.”

However, I finally saw the truth.

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Chapter 1
By my sixth year at the company, I had asked for a raise seven times.Each time, Bill Jason Briggs claimed that money was tight and the company was struggling. He would ask me to be understanding.This time, he finally agreed to raise my monthly base salary from $6,000 to $8,200.To celebrate, I took the entire department out to dinner.Jason Briggs sat beside me. He was grinning and acting more enthusiastic than anyone else.“Dinner is on Kristen tonight! That’s our manager for you. Eat, drink, and let’s celebrate her raise!”The others immediately joined in. Their laughter and cheers filled the private dining room.“Congratulations, Kristen!”“The company would be lost without you.”Compliments came from every corner of the room.My cheeks grew warm, but so did my heart. I was certain that I had made the right choice by staying with this company.As dinner wound down, the server came in with the check.So, I handed over my card. “Put it on this one.”Jason stopped me.“
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Chapter 2
It had taken me six years and seven requests to finally get that raise.Yet, I was still earning less than an intern.After the server left, I claimed that my phone had died and asked to borrow Jason’s.He was so drunk that he readily gave me his passcode. It was one-three-four-five-six.I entered the numbers and unlocked his phone.A private WhatsApp group chat opened up on the screen.Judging by the profile pictures, the members were all my subordinates in the marketing department.They were in the middle of a conversation.[Do you think Kristen would lose it if she found out every one of us makes more than she does?][Who would be stupid enough to tell her?][True. Even Mr. Koenig’s been keeping it from her.][By the way, how much did you get paid this month?][Not much. $12,000. What about you?][Same as always. $13,000.][Does anyone know what Kristen is making after her raise?][Payroll said $8,200.]The group went silent.Then, a row of snickering emojis flooded
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Chapter 3
“What was the average monthly salary for a sales representative during my first year here?”“It was $4,500. After taxes and benefit deductions, they took home around $3,800.”When I first joined the company that year, Bill offered me $6,000.“In my third year, Mr. Koenig officially created the marketing department and made me a team leader. How much did an ordinary sales representative earn that year?”A trace of discomfort crossed Irene’s face.“Business was booming that year, so Mr. Koenig gave everyone a special raise. They made $6,000 a month, plus a full benefits package.”I nodded.That was the year I had secured the company’s first seven-figure account.The company’s revenue doubled, so Bill gave everyone a raise.Everyone received it except me.“One last question. There are eighteen people in the marketing department. How many of them make less than I do?”Irene’s face went pale. She lowered her head and stared at her keyboard in silence.My heart sank.“Let me ask
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Chapter 4
I took out my resignation letter and placed it on the desk.Bill glanced at it and stubbed out his cigar on the page with a contemptuous smile.“Kristen, this is getting ridiculous. You’re throwing away your career over a little money. Try looking at the bigger picture. How about I raise your salary again to $10,000 a month?”I rose to my feet.“This isn’t about the money.”His expression darkened with a frown.“Don’t push your luck. You should be worried about the action the company can take against you.”I looked him in the eye.He lowered his voice, and a cold smile formed at the corners of his mouth.“Company policy prohibits unauthorized access to confidential payroll records. You pressured someone in finance into giving you that information last night, which is a clear violation of the employee handbook. “Under the terms of your contract, you’re liable for damages.”“How much?”Bill smiled. “Not much. Just $1,000,000.”He wanted $1,000,000.I had not earned that mu
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Chapter 5
After I sent the message, the client group went silent for three seconds.Then, the replies began pouring in one after another.[Got it.][Our legal team already has the termination papers ready.][Ms. Hennie, which firm are you joining? We’ll move our account there.][We’ve been fed up with your company’s support team for ages.][Without you, our projects would grind to a halt.]I stared at the screen, and my eyes suddenly stung.It turned out that I had never been worthless. Someone had simply spent six years making sure I never understood my value.I closed the client chat group.Then, I reset the computer to its factory settings.I did not take any files from the company computer.Every client record, pricing sheet, and proposal draft remained in the company system.All I took was my coffee mug and an old photograph from my drawer.It was taken when the company landed its first seven-figure account.In the photograph, I was standing in the back row.Bill was standin
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Chapter 6
“The highest offer is $600,000 a year.”My hand froze on the documents.Even my total gross pay from six years under Bill had not amounted to $600,000.Alice noticed my stunned expression and smiled.“Don’t doubt yourself. Your client retention rate is extraordinary, and your accounts consistently generate impressive returns. Companies in the industry have been asking about you for years. “You were just never available.”After a brief silence, I asked, “What if my former employer tries to blacklist me?”Alice did not look surprised.“They already have.”I looked at her, and she handed me her phone.Bill had posted a lengthy message in a private industry group chat.[Former Marketing Director Kristen Hennie committed serious violations of company policy. These include unauthorized access to confidential payroll data and deliberate encouragement of clients to terminate their contracts.][She has demonstrated a complete lack of professional ethics. I strongly advise other com
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Chapter 7
A detailed transition checklist was attached separately.The company was not entitled to withhold any outstanding wages for any reason.Less than five minutes after I sent the email, Bill called me.I did not answer, so he started messaging me.[Kristen, do you really have to take this so far?][Don’t burn your bridges. You never know when our paths might cross again.][Withdraw your resignation and apologize, and I’ll pretend none of this happened.]I glanced at the messages. Then, I took screenshots of them.Ten minutes later, his tone changed.[Kristen, I admit that we didn’t handle your pay fairly.][I’ll raise it to $20,000 a month.][Withdraw your resignation, and we can sit down and work this out.]I still did not respond.By noon, the clients’ termination notices began arriving in the company’s inbox.The first arrived.Then, the second and the third.By 4 p.m., all twelve key clients had formally terminated their contracts.Each notice clearly stated the reaso
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Chapter 8
“And I also recorded the threat you just made.”His face went from flushed to pale, then almost gray.“You set me up?”“I was making sure that I could protect myself.”A sudden knock came at the door.It was the human resources manager.“Mr. Koenig, Legal is on the line. One of our clients is demanding compensation for breach of contract.”Bill shot me a vicious glare before he opened the door.The moment it opened, the group gathered outside immediately looked away.They had been eavesdropping.I picked up my bag and walked through the crowd.No one dared to mock me, but Jason suddenly called after me, “Kristen.”I stopped.His face had gone pale.“I was drunk at dinner that night. I didn’t mean what I said.”I looked at him.He was seven years younger than I was.He had been with the company for only two weeks, yet he earned $16,000 a month.One drunken remark from him had exposed the lie I had been living for six years.I should have hated him, but at this moment,
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Chapter 9
I lowered my head and murmured a quiet acknowledgment.A tear fell onto the blanket.For years, I had pushed myself relentlessly.Not because I loved the company, but because I had nowhere else to turn.However, I no longer had to depend on someone else’s decency for my future.I could rely on myself.Meanwhile, Bill’s company had descended into complete chaos.After the clients terminated their contracts, several active projects ground to a halt.No one on the support team understood the details well enough to keep them moving.Anthony took over the largest account I had left behind.On his first day, he sent the client an internal cost sheet instead of the approved quote.The client immediately forwarded the email to its legal department and demanded to terminate the contract.Jennie was assigned to one of the company’s longest-standing clients.She could not even remember the CEO’s last name and addressed him by the wrong name during a meeting.His expression turned ic
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Chapter 10
“Thank you.”He looked at me.“Kristen, stop thanking me. We’re only doing what any decent employer should.”I nodded, but my eyes still stung with tears.I had been mistreated for so long that even basic support I should expect felt like extraordinary kindness.Bill later appeared at the labor board hearing.He had lost a noticeable amount of weight, and dark circles shadowed his eyes.When he saw me, he still tried to act as though he were my boss.“Kristen, it’s not too late to reconsider.”I smiled.“I regret it.”His eyes lit up.“I regret not leaving sooner.”Bill’s expression darkened instantly.The hearing itself was straightforward.His demand for $1,000,000 in damages had no legal basis whatsoever.The supposed policy in the employee handbook had never been properly disclosed. I had never signed any acknowledgment agreeing to it.He accused me of accessing confidential payroll records, but he could not produce any evidence.I, on the other hand, submitted th
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