Emma, a star performer with half a decade of loyalty to her company, was on an undeniable hot streak. She had just clinched the company's most significant client of the year and was on the cusp of securing an even bigger fish. The team's celebratory happy hour was in full swing when a casual remark from a colleague stopped her in her tracks. He lamented about the challenges of affording city living on a $325,000 salary. Emma's stopped cold. She was earning $283,000. The room seemed to spin as numbers danced mockingly before her eyes. From disbelief to indignation, a tempest of emotions surged. 'How could they?' she thought, her sense of betrayal climbing the charts.
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