Chapter 31. The Cover-Up
Sometimes a single uncomfortable incident can turn a good boss into a bad one when trying to keep the incident quiet leaves everyone involved with a bad taste in his mouth. Ironically, the incident itself may be simply an embarrassment, but add in a cover-up and the problem lingers. Though it may not be apparent to the boss, resentments boil just under the surface.
That’s what happened when Emily, a woman in her twenties who worked as a copywriter in the business department of a magazine. Her boss, Reginald, was the publisher of the magazine. Reginald was a nice, affable man in his forties who supervised a small staff of a half dozen employees. She found him easygoing to work with and felt comfortable with his light-handed ...
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