The Offer That Came Too Late... Story #28
Just as she was about to quit her job, her boss offered her the promotion she had stopped hoping for months ago...
It was Saturday and Judith was preparing to head out with the girls. Amanda, her ride or die, had come to pick her up. She was waiting as Judith did her make-up when the notification buzzed.
"Could you check that for me sweetheart?" Judith said, eyes on the mirror. Amanda flicked the phone open, skimmed, then went still. "Uh...you better read this yourself."
"What is it?"
Your boss." A beat. "Promotion."
Judith froze mid-swipe, the blush brush hovering over her cheek. The phone lit like a warning flare. She'd drafted her resignation last night; five years of late nights stacked in her outbox like empty promises. She'd finally decided to leave. And now this?!
The brush clinked. "You're kidding." She reread the message, once, twice, heart thudding. "After all these years? Now she thinks I'm ready?"
Her thumb hesitated above the screen. The last time her boss her boss called her "indispensable", Judith covered two roles for three months and watched the promotion go to someone "more visible." The time before hat, she trained the new guy who became her supervisor. She could already hear the same speech forming; we value you, just hold on a little longer.
"You still have that interview?" Amanda asked.
Judith nodded.
"Then go. Don't let this drag you back into the same loop. You haven't resigned, so keep your leverage. If the interview lands, walk. Make her find someone else to overwork."
Judith exhaled, then grinned. Her whole being agreed with Amanda. She had decided to walk away anyway.
"Now c'mon, let's get going, the night is still young!" Amanda shook her off her riverie.
"Before we go, let's toast," Judith said with a smile. They lifted their glasses, the mirror catching the sparkle.
"To better opportunities and to better bosses," Judith said
"May you smash that interview!" Amanda echoed.
Judith smiled into her glass. This time, the choice would be hers.
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