CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE - AN UNEXPECTED TURN IN THE WORKS

    She marched through the building, clipboard in hand, pointing out areas that didn't meet her approval. "These windows should be streak-free," she barked at a young janitor who had just finished cleaning them. "Do it again." In the break room, she posted a new set of rules and regulations. "Effective immediately," she announced to the gathered staff, "we'll be implementing a point system for tardiness. One point for every minute you're late. Accumulate twenty points, and you're on probation. Fifty points, and you're out." Nia watched as her coworkers' faces fell, the weight of this new regime settling heavily on their shoulders. The first team meeting under Veronica's leadership was tense. She stood at the head of the table, dissecting their previous methods with surgical precision. "Your current cleaning rotation is inefficient," she declared, pulling up a PowerPoint presentation. "We'll be implementing a new system that will increase productivity by 30%." As she outlined t