My Boss Promoted My Lazy Coworker Instead of Me. Then He Reached the Last Line of My Resignation…
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"More of a team player?" I echoed, keeping my voice steady while my nails bit into my palm beneath the desk.
Across from me, my manager, Helen McBride, sat in her corner office overlooking downtown Chicago. Mid-fifties, blazer too tight, smile too polished. She leaned back, her tone syrupy.
“Camille, you’re brilliant. But Rachel? She’s got charm. People like being around her. She’s just… easier.”
Easier.
Not more capable. Not more accomplished. Just easier.
I was 41 now. I’d joined Westlake Strategies at 35, leaving behind a teaching job and plunging into corporate life with everything I had. Six years of midnight reports, last-minute presentations, and salvaging client accounts no one else could touch. I’d doubled our Midwest portfolio, redesigned the training system, and saved the company nearly $2 million in operational waste.
But Rachel, with her lunch selfies and carefully curated “girl boss” quotes, was getting the promotion.
I watched Helen pretend to shuffle papers. Waited for me to thank her. To be gracious.
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