Grant refused to take the box.
"One incident is enough to erase 7 years of what I've done? I built this technical department. The company can't do this to me!"
Richard looked at him, his voice utterly flat.
"This is routine workforce optimization."
Grant's face went white.
"This company has no shortage of talent in management. Don't think you're irreplaceable."
Those were almost the exact words Grant had used when he fired me.
Now every word came back to him.
As he carried the box through the office, not one person spoke up for him.
For 7 years, he had claimed every team success as proof of his leadership and pushed every failure onto his subordinates. Now that he truly needed someone to stand up and prove his value, everyone kept their head down.
Zoe later told me Grant had stoo
