They Handed My Leadership Role To Someone Who Started Last Month – So I Activated Plan B
The words hovered in the silence like a shadow between us.
“We’re moving in a different direction,” Emmett from Human Resources said, his gaze fixed somewhere above my head. He cleared his throat. “The leadership team believes new perspectives will benefit the division.”
I stared at him.
Eighteen years of devotion suddenly meant nothing. My voice stayed calm when I finally spoke.
“And who exactly is taking over my position?”
“Melody Jenkins. She joined us last month in market research.”
The floor seemed to tilt beneath me.
“The twenty-something who’s been here four weeks?”
“Twenty-eight,” Emmett corrected, as if that made it better.
“She has an impressive academic background and brings innovative ideas that align with our new strategic vision.”
I laughed, a sharp, bitter sound that made him flinch.
“Innovative ideas. I built this division from the ground up. Our client retention rate is ninety-eight percent.
What exactly needs innovating?”
“This isn’t a performance issue, Ranata.”
He slid a folder across the desk.
“We’re transitioning you to Senior Adviser. You’ll retain your benefits package. We value your institutional knowledge.”
Institutional knowledge.
The words tasted like acid.
“That’s what you call eighteen years of relationships I’ve cultivated?
The crises I managed when our biggest client almost left? The nights and weekends I sacrificed with my daughter to keep this place afloat?”
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