"Good morning, leaders and colleagues. I'm Claire Brooks from the Project Department. It's an honor to have this opportunity to present the progress of this project to everyone..."
Claire stood confidently on the stage, speaking as though she had earned every second of the spotlight.
Olivia Carter, the coworker sitting beside me, leaned over and whispered, "Sienna, this is so unfair. This project was yours from the beginning. You should be the one standing up there. If you hadn't been so nice and handed the project over to Claire, she wouldn't be getting all this attention.
"And you have no idea what she says about you behind your back. You treat her like your best friend, but she's probably just using you as a stepping stone."
I gently patted Olivia's hand, signaling for her to lower
