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October 3rd marked my liberation day. After 15 years of 80-hour weeks at Technova Industries, I submitted my resignation letter to the board. The looks on their faces when they saw the severance package they’d have to honor—$2.3 million in deferred bonuses, plus vested stock options worth another million—almost made those years of being undervalued worth it.
“Are you sure about this, Josephine?” asked the CFO, suddenly realizing what they were losing. “Your digital transformation strategy saved us 40 million last quarter alone.”
I smiled politely.
“After 15 years of 80-hour weeks, I deserve this.”
What I didn’t tell them, or anyone, was that I’d already signed an 18-month consulting contract with a Fortune 500 company for $8.5 million.
Victoria Sterling, CEO of Meridian Global and my mentor for the past decade, had been courting me for years. The moment she heard I was leaving Technova, she made an offer that reflected my true value.
