I Got Fired in the Lobby, Then My Rival Called

hours, when there’d be no witnesses and everyone was tired.

I keep notebooks. Always have. Yellow pad, date in the top right corner, names underlined, action items circled. Fifteen years of it. Some people hoard shoes. I hoard receipts for reality.

That March 14 page read:

Warren: “No board escalation yet.”

Me: “We may need outside review.”

Warren: “Don’t continue reading …