‘After more than 20 years working there, she was fired.’ Loyal employee fired 4 years before retirement by her former mentee, who climbed the ranks with questionable methods

A loyal employee gets booted out with four years left to retirement, while her former protégé, who learned everything on the job from her, inherits the throne by using, ahem, other skills.

Needle in a haystack wouldn’t be a good description for what it’s like to be looking for fairness in the corporate world. Because, as I’m sure you already see where I’m going with this: at least there is a needle in the haystack, but in the fairytale faraway land where cotton candy grows on trees and nothing bad ever happens, known as the corporate world, you woulsnt find fairness even if you had the world’s most advance tracking system or the most professional search & rescue team on hand. 

The story below is the workplace version of a soap opera, only with worse haircuts and even worse morals. The betrayal isn’t subtle. It’s spelled out in late-night texts, steamy audio clips, and the kind of office politics that would make a reality TV producer blush. Loyalty is for suckers, apparently, and promotions are handed out based on who can keep their pants on the least. The system isn’t rigged. It’s just built for people who treat HR policies like suggestions and office romances like career development.