System Failure: The Price of Being Invisible

Summary

"What was your name again? And how long have you been here?"

CEO Marcus Thorne sat behind his mahogany desk, not even bothering to lift his head from the quarterly reports.

Ten years.

I had given this company a decade of my life.

"Elena Vance," I said, my voice steady. "Ten years."

"Right." He flipped a page, his expression bored. "We're restructuring. The company needs to optimize its workforce. Your position is... redundant. You understand?"

Redundant.

I almost laughed.

"Understood," I said. "I'll submit my resignation today."