At 9 a.m. the next morning, the HR director and legal manager sat down in my office right on schedule.
The final disciplinary decision and full chain of evidence lay spread out on my desk.
I said, "Send Madison and Jason in."
A moment later, they walked through the door, one right after the other.
I slid the disciplinary notice straight across the desk to them. "Madison, you are formally terminated from your position, effective immediately. The grounds are malicious dissemination of false information, disclosure of internal communications, and inciting public backlash to damage the company's reputation. HR and legal will walk you through the rest of the process."
All the color drained from Madison's face in an instant. "You can't do this! I was just talking about my own experience! Th
