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Office tension, professional boundaries crossed

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November 12th, 2:44 AM

I viewed his interest as a high-value prospect with a significant barrier to entry, a lead that needed aggressive nurturing.

10 min · 18 views · workplace

The Service Corridor Behind the Grand Ballroom

The way you handled that laser pointer during the afternoon breakout session should be illegal in at least forty-seven states.

8 min · 652 views · hotel bar

Maya's Keychain

You looked like a problem in that vintage university sweatshirt, specifically the kind of problem I’ve spent ten years trying to solve.

22 min · 598 views · workplace

Silas's Lanyard

I checked his neck for the plastic badge, a nervous tic of an old habit, wondering if the years had softened the sharp line of his collarbone.

21 min · 366 views · workplace rivalry

—unless you're counting the minibar

I’m in the third row of the keynote, watching your pulse thrum against your collar. I’ve never hated a lanyard more.

21 min · 468 views · workplace