The Bonus That Broke Me

ous performance. Madisyn, with Mr. Scott at her side, announce

d, reading from a memo. "A client file left out,

s a controlled chaos of active cases, a system I had perfected o

was on the phone with a client, she deliberately knocked over a

y in her voice. "Jennifer, that' s a fifty-dollar fine. A

y, my entire body trembling with

pose," I said, my vo

clean it up. And I' ll be docking sevent

ms crossed, a smug look on his fac

humiliation, the lies, the theft of my bonus-it all co

are a pathetic, insecure bully. You got this job because of who you know, not what y

m smug to furious

ak, spineless coward. You let her do this. You promised me a partnersh

te. "You' re just a bitter, washed

the final, crushing blow. I

ange calm washing over me. "I a

r a decade. I unclipped it from my belt and threw it

qu

frozen in shock. "And a word of warning to all of you

ck. I walked out of that office and didn' t stop