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Our boss laughed lightly.
Nobody bothered to move. Obviously.
“As you know, we are undergoing some important changes in the
structure of InTech. A rearrangement of the responsibilities will take place—
among a few other things, of course. Everything will have a repercussion on
the structure of the company as we know it today. But this is not a reason to
worry. Most of the changes will be integrated gradually and throughout the
upcoming months.”
The screen that hung from one of the conference room walls showed an
organizational chart of our division with our boss’s name highlighted on top
—Jeff Foster—and the names of the five team leaders right under his
—Aaron Blackford, Gerald Simmons, Héctor Díaz, Kabir Pokrehl, and me,
Catalina Martín.
There had been rumors—nothing more than corridor whispers—that
something big was about to happen in the company. Something that would
shake things up. But no one really knew what was about to come.
“Having said that,” our boss continued after clearing his throat, “there is
an announcement I’d like to make now, before any of it is officially released
in a corporate statement.”
The man—who my friend and colleague Rosie had referred to as a silver
fox one time when she was a little tipsy—who was all gray hair and natural
charm, seemed to hesitate for a moment. His hand flew to the collar of his
shirt, tugging at it lightly.
Jeff pressed a key on his laptop, and a new slide was displayed on the
screen. One with a diagram that was very similar to the one presented
previously. Almost a duplicate, it was essentially the exact same, except for
one single detail.
The name filling the blue square above the five team leaders in the Tech
Division was no longer Jeff’s.
That ball of lead I had been feeling since early that morning fell to my
feet.
Our boss clasped his hands together, my gaze bouncing between him and
the screen. “I am pleased to announce that Aaron Blackford will be promoted
to head of the Solutions Division of InTech.” Jeff’s words entered my ears,
traveling all the way to my head, where they seemed to bounce from one wall
to the next, unable to be processed by my brain. “Aaron has been one of the
most consistent and efficient members I have ever had the pleasure to