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

” Sean called after me, his voice pitching up slightly. It was another line from their playbook—gaslighting 101. “We can fix this.”

I didn’t respond. I didn’t look back. I walked through the restaurant, head high, nodding politely to the staff who had witnessed my humiliation but knew better than to intervene.

In the elevator, I finally allowed myself continue reading …