Then came the quarterly review with our leadership.
Joan had prepped for it for weeks as if she were going on Shark Tank!
She mentioned wanting to impress the director and ask for a promotion, and ensured everyone knew.
She’d pace the hallway practicing lines like, “We need to move the needle,” and “I’m passionate about scaling our roadmap.” Joan rehearsed buzzwords and jokes, too!
It was insufferable — but honestly, kind of impressive.
She was aiming high, and this review with the director, David, was her big moment.
David came in from the West Coast office for the meeting.
It was held in the conference room. The area smelled like coffee and nervous ambition. Joan took the seat beside David, of course, while I settled in on the opposite end, next to Tyler and Naomi.
During the gathering, Joan laughed a little too hard at the director’s jokes and dropped references to their shared LinkedIn connections.
I just wanted to get through the meeting without grinding my teeth down to powder.
Joan kicked things off with a bang!
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