From termination to a new perspective: How a chance meeting during a holiday helped resolve a conflict with a former employer

I followed behind Sean, who moved purposefully toward his assigned seat next to his mother. I approached the spot where my place card should have been.

There was nothing.

No chair. No place setting. No water glass. No acknowledgment that I existed on this planet.

For a moment, I stood frozen, playing my part in their play—the perfect tableau of confusion.continue reading …