Terminated for attending my mother’s funeral.” After five years of loyalty, I was fired by email while still grieving.

placed the final folder into my box, then turned fully toward him.

“You fired me for attending my mother’s funeral.”

Greg sighed, annoyed by the inconvenience of my grief. “You failed to follow procedure.”

“I followed procedure. I documented everything.”

His mouth tightened. “That’s not how leadership sees it.”

I nodded once.

Then I picked up the small black continue reading …