Chapter 21
Sarah followed up her confrontation with her co-workers by pointedly ignoring them until lunch. When she left for the break, she circumvented her team entirely and reported her departure directly to HR. In explaining this unusual procedure to HR, Sarah made sure to insinuate that her co-workers lacked the dependability to cover the front desk, ensuring the colleagues she was attempting to undermine overheard her remark.
Upon hearing the highly irregular information, Janene, the head of HR, scowled and sighed heavily over the ongoing “Sarah drama.” Despite her impulse to fire Sarah, Janene was constrained. Her desire for termination was not a personal vendetta; she simply felt it would be more efficient to eliminate one source of conflict (Sarah) rather than face the complexiti
