The Layoff That Made Me Legendary
My contract with the company is about to come to an end, and I'm already planning to renew it. But a few days before that, my boss, Dustin Kline, requested that I lower the percentage of my bonus in the project.
The reason he gave is that I'm still young. Even if I were to take over other projects, I'd also do a good job.
Dustin even made empty promises to me just so he could get me to give the projects I'm in charge of to Sandy Richmond, the new department manager in the company.
When I refused to do so, he threatened to not give me my salary in order to get me to comply.
The next day, the company is reduced to a laughing stock at the product launch event. Our client thinks the company's technological skills are too weak to back up the big talk, so they refuse to pay the remainder of the contracted sum.
When Dustin begs me for help, I just look at him in amusement.
"I refuse to get manipulated by anyone in this workplace. You're more than capable of dealing with your own problems. I believe in you, Mr. Kline."