The Employee They Underestimated

Summary

At the company's annual gala, the CEO announced that this year's top sales performer would receive a two-million-dollar year-end bonus.

I was the top performer.

However, my manager called me into his office the very next day and explained that the company was cutting costs and improving efficiency. As a result, my bonus had to be reduced.

I initially assumed everyone's bonus was being cut.

Then, I found out I was the only one getting shortchanged.

Even worse, they handed my position to a useless coworker who could barely do the job.