Chapter 71

Jen looked at her boss with sad eyes. "I warned you. You should have left him some dignity. The way you did it was really cold, boss."

"I had to do it that way! I was sending a message to everyone. No one is bulletproof if you're not performing to standard. How did the rank and file take it?"

"Truth?"

"Always."

"Well, Bev, it's divided. Most of the men and some of the women think you're a screaming bitch. A few admire you, but it's very few. A surprising number are updating their resumes, saying that a company that fires people with no warning whatsoever is not a company they want to work for. Two more of your salesmen say they've seen the writing on the wall. One already has an interview lined up, and I suspect that in two-week's time, he'll be gone. The other is thinking about relocating to be closer to his aging parents, and this is the incentive he says he needs."

Beverly couldn't believe her words. This wasn't what she had in mind at all. She thought that if she showed them