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00:02this firm harass its staff they despise me but i'm just here to uncover the truth
00:14when the hell is that sarah miller gonna leave
00:19soon it's been three months i heard every word they think i'm just furniture they're wrong
00:26profound in two months they'll find out who i really am my name's sarah miller and i'm 32
00:32three weeks ago i got transferred to this branch as a specialist no specific work
00:37no clear supervisor not even an official employee id the hr told me miss miller relax
00:45your job's still on probation have a coffee with me tonight keep me happy and it'll all work out
00:53thank you mr evans i know how to adapt
00:59week one people said hi week two they stopped week three nobody even glanced my way on monday
01:06morning they told me to move my desk to the corner commissioner sarah that spot over there is quieter
01:12might suit you better fine the more hidden the less they see what i'm really doing i passed kevin's
01:18office while i was going to wash my cup what are you hiding who secretly changed your performance
01:24review to passing last month i pulled out my phone and quietly pressed the record button mr evans please
01:28don't do this this is a workplace i taped all that disgusting coercion from this moment i'm not the
01:35victim i'm the one recorder it was the team lunch i was the last one to find out actually i
01:43didn't find
01:44out so much as notice by 12 30 the whole office was empty i went to the pantry to get
01:49some water
01:50and heard laughter coming from the elevator when i got back to my desk and opened my phone
01:55there was a group photo in the team chat no one notified me as if i didn't exist
02:05oh sarah miller you didn't go to lunch no one told me oops slipped my mind next time who does
02:12she
02:12think she is waiting for an invite she's thick skidded let her wait i listened in silence not
02:18saying a word i held the printed report and walked straight to david anderson's office about the
02:23conditions we discussed yesterday what about that market report don't worry just find a newcomer to take
02:31the fall and change the name to yours the next day i saw that report on the bulletin board my
02:36name was
02:36gone from the author section it was replaced with laura black's team none of you knew what i've been
02:41writing down every single day these past three months none of you knew just how long the list i'd
02:45be reading at this annual gala is and the list is only just beginning week four began and the isolation
02:52got even worse before they just left me out of meals and ignored me now they skipped me in meeting
02:58alerts accidentally lose my expense reports the printer breaks every time i use it and my office
03:04supply requests never get approved i bought my own stapler my own pens even my own a4 paper
03:10once i went to admin to pick up a notebook specialist there's no application from you in the system
03:16i resubmitted it a week later still no approval i gave up and bought a pack of notebooks from the
03:23convenience store downstairs wednesday afternoon i overheard something outside the pantry
03:28i bet she quits this week bet she does it next week loser buys drinks deal
03:36i stood frozen at the door with my cup they didn't notice me and kept laughing i turned and walked
03:42away
03:42silently i opened my notebook and wrote december 11th pantry bet people involved lisa mike and jenny
03:49saved buy drinks fine i'll treat everyone in the end that afternoon laura struck again it was the
03:56monthly department meeting mandatory for everyone 10 minutes before i watched everyone packing up
04:02what's the meeting about what time's the meeting no idea i stood there watching them file down the
04:07hall i was the only one left on the entire floor i checked my email no meeting notice check the
04:13team
04:13chat nothing december 11th monthly department meeting not informed details pending
04:22half an hour later they strutted back laura led the way looking furious sarah why didn't you show up
04:29to the meeting no one told me we did inform you it was sent in the group chat i checked
04:34there was
04:34nothing then you probably just missed it i didn't respond she turned and left friday was my birthday
04:40no one knew no one cared i sit alone at my desk eating a cold convenience store sandwich staring
04:47out the window gray sky endless office towers i'm 32 10 years ago fresh out of college full of fire
04:54five years ago promoted to management thinking my future was unlimited one month ago transferred to
05:00this branch to start all over from scratch now i sit in a dark corner eating a cold convenience store
05:05sandwich on my birthday my phone pinged an email from kevin hr subject exit interview notice
05:13i opened it it ordered me to report to hr for an exit interview i stared at the email for
05:19a long time
05:20exit interview no heads up no conversation just a cold formal message i didn't reply i just opened
05:26my notebook and wrote december 13th received exit interview notice i closed the notebook grabbed my bag
05:31and walked out straight the elevator was empty i looked at my reflection and suddenly smiled four
05:37weeks they have no idea who i am why i'm here or what's coming at this month's annual dinner waiting
05:42for the show to begin i showed up right on time for my exit interview kevin said the company wasn't
05:48happy with my performance i didn't fit in i wasn't proactive and my work output was low i wrote that
05:55market report i'm the original author he asked if i had proof i came here to hear what you have
06:01to say
06:01not to argue the company wants you to resign voluntarily they'll give you the standard
06:07severance package what if i say no stay and it gets messy you know how it is think it over
06:16and let
06:17me know tomorrow no need to think it over i'm not going anywhere someone else always takes credit for
06:25my work always left out including what he did to amy in the office
06:34i have the recordings i'm ready for court
06:42i didn't say another word i turned around and walked out once i stepped out of hr
06:47i took a deep breath round one was over
06:53when i got back to my desk i could feel the shift in the air before they just acted like
06:58i wasn't
06:58there now it was pure straight-up hostility laura's office door was open she stood in the doorway
07:04staring daggers at me i pretended not to notice sat down and turned on my computer
07:16what did you say to kevin just now did you threaten him i just told him i have the evidence
07:25what evidence
07:28i have the original drafts of the report you put your name on
07:31i have screenshots proving you never invited me to the meeting i have photos of you sticking
07:36me in that crappy corner want to see you think you can take me on i'm not here to fight
07:43you
07:43i just want to do my job
07:48the more evidence i had the longer my list would be at the annual dinner
07:52i opened my notebook it was already pages and pages full dates incidents people involved
07:59proof sources every single entry was crystal clear officially i was just a specialist
08:06in reality i was the head of the corporate audit team i wasn't here to get fired i was here
08:11to fire
08:12them no one knew my true identity except a few executives at headquarters it was specially arranged by
08:18headquarters we've been watching the branch for three years but every time we sent someone they
08:23found nothing they were too alert the moment they saw someone headquarters they stopped
08:28soon as that are left they resumed so you want me to go undercover
08:35undercover is not a good word let you go in as a regular employee and
08:41how long three months before the annual meeting at the meeting you'll announce the findings directly
08:48i need authorization what kind the layoff list is up to me i knew i was right about you
08:55so here i am with the title of specialist sitting in a dark remote cubicle i heard she was transferred
09:01from headquarters probably demoted they didn't know that every time they bullied me they were
09:05digging their own graves they also didn't know that my spreadsheet was actually an audit draft
09:10three months later i would stand on the stage at the annual meeting and read out their names
09:17days passed i continued to be isolated continued to have my work stolen continued to be humiliated
09:23after three months i had compiled a complete audit report mike brown submitted fake invoices totaling
09:30230 000 lisa white took kickbacks totaling 150 000 the most absurd was laura blake annual salary 1.2
09:38million actual output zero three years not one client whoever listened got benefits whoever
09:46didn't got crushed i was the one who didn't listen no to be precise i was the one sent to
09:51remove her
09:52good work at the annual meeting you'll announce it okay then i turned off my phone and looked out the
09:57window seven more days i'd waited three months seven more days didn't matter
10:03the week before the gala was the hardest seven days of all laura's dirty tricks got even worse
10:09on monday my computer accidentally crashed it's fine i have backups he froze and his face was priceless
10:16on tuesday my id badge went missing david came down to get me himself i followed him inside and passed
10:23laura's office she stood in the doorway looking furious i smiled at her her face turned even darker
10:30on wednesday my desk was moved again this time to the storage room it was full of old files
10:35broken printers and dusty desks and chairs the admin girl still put on that sweet smile
10:41i set up my desk in the storage room opened my laptop and kept working people peeked in
10:47then went off to laugh at me
10:51she's actually sitting in the storage room
10:55that's hilarious unvable who does she think she is she has no shame at all i listened but said
11:02nothing on thursday things went too far at noon i went to the cafeteria for lunch just as i sat
11:09down
11:09laura walked over with a group of people well look at you sarah you're still here
11:15heard your hard drive died and you lost your id badge they're announcing the layoff list at the
11:20annual gala guess whose name is on it we'll see each other at the annual gala
11:27what do you mean with that i picked up my tray and turned to leave
11:31laura looked confused then i went back to the storage room and kept working
11:36only three days left then the annual gala i've waited three months for this day
11:43by friday before leaving work i made the final preparations i printed three copies of the audit
11:49report one for richard one for legal and one for my own files i also got the annual meeting agenda
11:57the final segment the organizational restructuring meaning the layoff list was originally supposed to
12:03be announced by hr but old joe changed it i'm the one announcing it they thought i was coming to
12:10be
12:10fired they didn't know i was coming to fire them on saturday i got my hair done on sunday i
12:17picked out
12:17a red dress not because it's festive red commands presence three months isolated humiliated made a
12:27laughing stock but i never cried never backed down never doubted myself because i knew i was right
12:34they were wrong i came to prove that sunday night i got a message from richard ready for tomorrow
12:41i replied ready a little afraid i won't scare them enough richard sent a smiley face i turned off my
12:49phone and lay outside the window the city lights flickered endlessly
12:56i closed my eyes and thought back over these three months
13:01day one sitting at the window side desk full of anticipation the first week realizing i was being
13:07isolated the first month being moved to a remote corner the second month being moved to a storage
13:14room the third month becoming the company joke they bet on when i'd quit they mocked me in the
13:22break room they stole my credit and my byline they thought i was a pushover they didn't know i was
13:28a
13:28blade a blade that waited three months to be unsheathed tomorrow the annual meeting i'll make them
13:36understand bullying has consequences
13:42sarah the day of the gala the sun was shining bright i put on a red dress wore light makeup
13:48and
13:49arrived an hour early the venue was the banquet hall downstairs it was lavishly decorated red carpet
13:55flowers a stage and a big screen i found a quiet corner and sat down to wait at 2 30
14:02laura arrived
14:03she was dressed in a black professional suit with delicate makeup and a strong presence happy
14:09holidays laura you look stunning i heard you're getting the big award this year is that true
14:16i gave her a cold smile at 250 david the regional director arrived he was the general manager of the
14:24branch laura's direct supervisor and one of my main audit targets he had falsified travel expenses
14:30totaling 100 000 over two years the amount wasn't huge but the nature was serious he must have known
14:37something was going to happen today but he didn't know the details headquarters hadn't told him at
14:42three o'clock the gala began the host was kevin from hr good afternoon everyone and welcome to the
14:492026 annual gala he gave a long opening speech then invited david to the stage david spoke for 15 minutes
14:56all empty official lines reviewing achievements looking to the future thanking the staff the
15:01applause was weak everyone was waiting for the final part the organizational restructuring
15:06at 4 30 the awards ceremony ended next up is the final item on tonight's agenda organizational
15:14restructuring sarah miller
15:21please welcome please welcome miss sarah miller head of the corporate audit team to the stage to make
15:28the announcement the room erupted in whispers sarah
15:35please welcome miss sarah miller head of the internal audit team from headquarters to the stage
15:47hello everyone i am sarah miller three months ago i came to this company as a specialist these three
15:53months i sat in the most remote corner and later moved to the storage room my work was credited to
15:58others my badge was lost my computer was broken people bet in the break room on when i would quit
16:04the bet was a hot pot dinner someone told me you don't fit in this department write your resignation
16:11yourself don't blame me for being rude but i didn't quit because i wasn't here to be fired
16:17i'm here to fire you last august general manager david claimed 25 000 for sya travel same period
16:24manager laura claimed 30 000 for sya client appreciation coincidentally both receipts came from
16:30the same executive suite in the same resort hotel coincidentally both receipts came from the same
16:38executive suite in the same resort hotel even more coincidentally during those three days the so-called
16:45client appreciation was attended only by general manager david and manager laura you're lying what
16:51gives me the right manager laura have you forgotten these three months i recorded every day every word
16:57you said everything you did it's her laura blake seduced me those fake expenses were all her doing
17:03behind my back i had no idea david anderson you're full of shit who said in bed that he promote
17:10me to
17:10region vp shay he said he was tired of the old lady then problem you want to push my bot
17:15no way
17:19second kevin evans abuse of power long-term verbal and physical harassment of junior female employees
17:26even using probation approvals to coerce administrative staff into bullying third mike brown
17:34admitting fake invoices totaling 230 000 over two years fourth lisa white
17:42bullshit taking kickbacks from suppliers totaling 150 000 in one year the evidence is here want to see
17:5023 people that is all
17:57when i stepped off the stage
17:58my legs felt a little weak not because i was scared it was because three months i finally said
18:04it it's finally over i walked to the corner picked up my bag and was about to leave just then
18:09came rushing over i looked at her what gives you the right what gives you the right to ruin me
18:14yeah i meant to you want to know why i didn't quit because i was waiting for today waiting for
18:19the
18:19annual meeting waiting for this stage waiting for the moment when all your partners are here
18:23she froze for a second i pulled a notebook out of my bag manager laura for the past three months
18:28i've kept track of every single time you've come after me see it's all right here date incident
18:34people involved every single one i flipped to the first page november 27th my desk was forcibly
18:40moved to the dead end corner of the hallway flipped to the second december 3rd department dinner
18:44i wasn't notified flipped to the third december 4th my name was replaced on the market analysis
18:51report and there's also the recording of the quid pro quo outside director yang's office
18:55page after page i kept flipping
18:59december 8th a meeting where i was hinted to resign and threatened with things getting messy
19:03december 11th a break room bet on when i'd quit the steaks were a hot pot dinner december 13th my
19:09birthday got a notice for an exit interview january 8th my desk got moved to the storage room january
19:159th computer broke january 10th badge went missing january 11th public humiliation in the cafeteria i
19:22remember everything you did to me over these three months every last thing i closed the notebook and
19:27looked at her her face went completely gray i smiled it's not that i tricked you you're just too
19:33dumb you think you could bully people and not have to pay you think you could steal credit and there'd
19:37be no consequences you think you and your little clique could just run wild and get away with it
19:42i put the notebook back in my bag i looked her in the eye manager laura sure the workplace is
19:48a jungle
19:49but you forgot one thing in the jungle there's more than just prey there are hunters too i turned and
19:56walked toward the door behind me i heard her crying heart-wrenching i didn't look back
20:04after the annual meeting the branch was in chaos david anderson's affair was exposed publicly his wife
20:11stormed into the chairman's office with a group of people richard thompson fired him to calm things
20:16down i heard his wife had proof of him hiding assets he lost everything laura blake was sued for
20:21embezzlement she demanded david anderson get her a lawyer but only got humiliation kevin evans was taken
20:28away by the police i stayed at the branch for a week handling the handover sarah i know this is
20:34a
20:34lot to ask i need to talk to you i want to say i'm sorry your badge i deliberately delayed
20:40it i
20:41shouldn't have it's not your fault i'll give you one piece of advice from now on don't hurt others
20:47just because someone told you to the workplace is hard i know but no matter how hard it gets there's
20:51a
20:52bottom line you can be weak you can obey you can go with the flow but you cannot hurt an
20:57innocent
20:57person i understand by the way about the badge i don't hold it against you thank you thank you
21:03manager sarah the day i left it was drizzling these three months finally over i completed the mission
21:10i also completed myself
21:15richard poured me a cup of tea and said you've been through a lot i said it was nothing he
21:21said
21:22how could it be nothing three months all alone in that kind of environment i thought about it for
21:29a second it really wasn't easy he shook his head and said i heard about it they moved you to
21:35the
21:35storage room broke your computer he was about to go on i cut him off it's in the past he
21:41looked at me
21:42a gleam of respect in his eyes and asked if i knew why they chose me for this i said
21:47because i'm head of
21:48the audit team he shook his head no it's because you don't break he went on you're the steadiest person
21:55i've ever seen no matter what happens you don't panic you don't fall apart you don't lose your composure
22:01i thanked him he said it's not a compliment
22:07it's a statement of fact then he said he had an idea i waited for him to continue
22:13the branch office is in need of a general manager right now i froze he asked if i was interested
22:19i pointed at myself i'm only 32 he laughed what's wrong with 32 young and accomplished
22:26before i could say but he stood up and patted me on the shoulder go home and think about it
22:31let me know tomorrow i walked out of his office my head spinning general manager me the same person
22:38who had been stuck in that forgotten corner three months ago the one the whole company had isolated
22:43the one they'd been betting on waiting to see when they'd quit i stood in the hallway looking out at
22:49the city skyscrapers traffic flowing three months ago i came here three months later i'm going back
22:56as general manager i smiled life really is something
23:02every time i walked i was alone now i'm also alone but it feels completely different
23:09come in manager sarah here are the documents you requested thank you i want to apologize to you
23:15for what happened before and i told you i don't hold it against you but no buts you've already
23:22apologized and i accepted it this matter is over thank you go back to work from now on
23:30i will be a good person go on i took out that notebook i turned to the last page and
23:35wrote the
23:35final line investigation concluded the records of these three months end here starting today
23:41it's a new beginning i made a decision in my heart from now on no one in this company will
23:46be isolated
23:47no one will be moved to a remote corner because i'm here i will make this place a fair place
23:52a place
23:52where hard work is seen outside the window the sun was rising a new day a new story i'm ready
24:00you
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