Company lays off hardworking employee of 12 years after boss explicitly told her she was safe from layoffs: 'No warning. No acknowledgment of 12 years.'

• The sales lead in this story is a textbook striver. She has risen the ranks of her company, moving through seven positions in the twelve years she's been there. Her boss told her that she was safe from layoffs, but it's obvious from what happened next that she was bluffing.

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  _{A crying employee leaves her office with her stuff after being laid off.} 

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• Corporate loyalty is a myth. It took me 12 years to accept it.

  

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  _{A former sales lead feels anger and relief after losing her job.} 

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  _{Unemployed sales expert takes money from her emergency fund now that she doesn't have an income.} 

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