A CHANCE OR A CHANGE?

Hazel's work environment had become increasingly difficult due to Arin ever since they've been partnered together. She wasn't making things easy for her at all. She almost didn't have issues sharing her office if Arin had paddled her canoe but she had this habit of belittling Hazel and finding fault with her work.

Despite Hazel's best efforts to ignore Arin's behavior, she found it increasingly difficult to cope with it. The final straw came when Arin accused Hazel of a mistake that she hadn't made in front of the entire office. It was so embarrassing because everyone in the office respected her because they knew she couldn't make such simple mistakes. This led Hazel to take the matter up with the CEO. She had vowed not to ever go to Gerald's office, she was ready to stay totally away from him but she couldn't help it this time, she just had to get rid of Arin.

Hazel knocked on the Gerald's door and waited for him to invite her in. "Come in," he said, looking up from his des