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Chapter 36: Out of character
Veronica
4:57 pm (Monday)Having finished my work at the office, I shut down the computer, carrying some folders into my laptop bag to finish up some work at home. I had a lot of financial reports to go through and send to Evans and I needed to finish that. As I packed, I wondered what I would do if I didn't get promoted to CFO. It didn't slip my notice that I had a lot of things against me; I was young, I didn't have enough experience, and the most important of all, I was a woman. In the history of Caremed, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in not only the state but the country, no woman has been anything higher than assistant manager. I wasn't stupid or naive enough to think that my excellent record will work for me, as long as I had two full breasts and one vagina, I wouldn't stand the chance of being appointed. Evans would only acknowledge my application to make it seem like he was open minded and futuristic in thought. Sighing, I carried my bag anRelated chapters
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