The woman in the top floor office was known for her vague smile. She never seemed to be fully engaged in her work, and she often had a faraway look in her eyes. Her colleagues wondered what she was thinking about all the time, but she never seemed to want to talk about it.
One day, the woman was called into her boss’s office. She had been caught gossiping about confidential company information in the cafeteria. Her boss was furious, and he told her that she was being suspended without pay.
The woman was devastated. She knew that she had made a mistake, but she didn’t think it was a big deal. She had only been talking to her friends, and she didn’t think anyone would get hurt.
The woman went home and cried for days. She didn’t know what she was going to do. She had a mortgage to pay, and she had two young children to support.
The next day, the woman went back to work. She apologized to her boss and her colleagues, and she promised that it would never happen again.
The woman’s boss was willing to give her a second chance, but he warned her that she would be fired if she ever broke confidentiality again.
The woman was determined to keep her job. She worked hard and she never gossiped again. She even started to smile more.
A few months later, the woman was promoted to a new position. She was now responsible for overseeing the company’s confidentiality policies. She was proud of her new role, and she was determined to make sure that no one else made the same mistake that she had.
The woman’s story is a reminder that even a small mistake can have big consequences. It is important to be careful about what we say and do, especially when it comes to confidential information.
— hiro (@hiro_osaka_jp) June 4, 2023
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