My usual workday had to be postponed. I contacted the building manager to file a police report, then spent over two hours scrubbing myself in the shower, trying to wash away the paint smell.
Unfortunately, some color had stained my hair. For the sake of basic appearance, I cut my waist-length hair short. The new look made me appear sharper, but the shock of my appearance meant that by the time I got to work, everyone in the company knew about my miserable morning.
Their verdict?
I had it coming.
Only an i***t who offended the CEO's girlfriend on her first day would make so many enemies.
"Iris! What kind of proposal did you write?" A colleague from my team stormed over, her face twisted with impatience. "You think you can just bypass everyone whenever you want? Well, congratulations. N
