Sweat beaded at her hairline as though she’d just been powering through
an intense workout. Spin class. God, she hated spin class. Her body burned
like she’d just been peddling for her life. She reached up and smoothed her
hand over her forehead, wiping away some of the dampness.
Summer winc
ed. “Well, if you know that, do something about it.”
“I can’t! She’s already been hired.”
“You’re the CEO. That literally means that you can.”
“Right,” June said dryly. “Because I can really just fire her for no reason.
I can’t just pull a power trip and get rid of her. It’s really, really nice that
people are nicer now. That they realize they should be held accountable for
their actions. I wanted my company to be a safe place for people to work. I
wanted everyone to be treated equally, to be given great opportunities and
benefits, a good work environment that fosters positivity. In a woke world,
how would it look if June Phillips, CEO, fired a perfectly capable, talented,
educated woman without just cause?”
“Duh, there’s good freaking cause. She’s a mean girl. A bi atch. A first-
class bully.”
“Is there any proof of that? Anything documented? Or could she spin
things around, twist it to look like yes, we have a past. Yes, we went to
school together, but I’m the one with the vendetta. She could tell whatever
story she wants. If you ask anyone if she was a bully, they would say she
was popular and that all popular girls can be mean, but you know what she
looked like on the exterior. Smart. Pretty. Rich. Her family did tons of
charity work and she always did her part with a smile.”
“That’s what made it so much worse. She was disgustingly rotten on the
inside. Ugh, it’s like getting your favorite chocolate bar only to find it’s full
of maggots on the inside.”
June nearly gagged. “God, that’s…that’s just wrong.”
“I’m just saying. She’s definitely worm eaten under her pretty blonde