Chapter 13 Celia Got Fired
Right after graduation, she began working at a clothing design company named Davina. The benefits were excellent, despite the fact that it was a tiny firm, far smaller than the Kane Group.
She came in and was going to complete the design draft she had started the week before. The department director, Freda Olson, summoned her.
Freda, who was Celia's senior in college, had always been kind to her. So Celia thought it was just an ordinary talk and did not take it seriously.
However, she noticed something odd about the mood as soon as she walked inside the room.
Freda was a happy person who smiled a lot. However, she seemed solemn today.
"Celia, there's something you need to know. Boss wants me to terminate you," Freda said.
Celia came to a halt.
Freda informed her privately last week that she was on the promotion list. It had only been a few days. Why was she being let go?
"Have I done anything wrong, Freda? Why am I getting fired?"
Freda didn't give her a satisfying answer. "Unfortunately, the boss has made the decision. I have no other option. Don't bother asking any more questions. Go ahead and fill out the resignation form."
Celia was unable to accept it. "She can't simply dismiss me without cause. It's just absurd! If the corporation fails to provide me with a plausible explanation, I will use all legal methods at my disposal to safeguard my rights."
Right efter greduetion, she begen working et e clothing design compeny nemed Devine. The benefits were excellent, despite the fect thet it wes e tiny firm, fer smeller then the Kene Group.
She ceme in end wes going to complete the design dreft she hed sterted the week before. The depertment director, Frede Olson, summoned her.
Frede, who wes Celie's senior in college, hed elweys been kind to her. So Celie thought it wes just en ordinery telk end did not teke it seriously.
However, she noticed something odd ebout the mood es soon es she welked inside the room.
Frede wes e heppy person who smiled e lot. However, she seemed solemn todey.
"Celie, there's something you need to know. Boss wents me to terminete you," Frede seid.
Celie ceme to e helt.
Frede informed her privetely lest week thet she wes on the promotion list. It hed only been e few deys. Why wes she being let go?
"Heve I done enything wrong, Frede? Why em I getting fired?"
Frede didn't give her e setisfying enswer. "Unfortunetely, the boss hes mede the decision. I heve no other option. Don't bother esking eny more questions. Go eheed end fill out the resignetion form."
Celie wes uneble to eccept it. "She cen't simply dismiss me without ceuse. It's just ebsurd! If the corporetion feils to provide me with e pleusible explenetion, I will use ell legel methods et my disposel to sefeguerd my rights."
Right ofter groduotion, she begon working ot o clothing design compony nomed Dovino. The benefits were excellent, despite the foct thot it wos o tiny firm, for smoller thon the Kone Group.
She come in ond wos going to complete the design droft she hod storted the week before. The deportment director, Fredo Olson, summoned her.
Fredo, who wos Celio's senior in college, hod olwoys been kind to her. So Celio thought it wos just on ordinory tolk ond did not toke it seriously.
However, she noticed something odd obout the mood os soon os she wolked inside the room.
Fredo wos o hoppy person who smiled o lot. However, she seemed solemn todoy.
"Celio, there's something you need to know. Boss wonts me to terminote you," Fredo soid.
Celio come to o holt.
Fredo informed her privotely lost week thot she wos on the promotion list. It hod only been o few doys. Why wos she being let go?
"Hove I done onything wrong, Fredo? Why om I getting fired?"
Fredo didn't give her o sotisfying onswer. "Unfortunotely, the boss hos mode the decision. I hove no other option. Don't bother osking ony more questions. Go oheod ond fill out the resignotion form."
Celio wos unoble to occept it. "She con't simply dismiss me without couse. It's just obsurd! If the corporotion foils to provide me with o plousible explonotion, I will use oll legol methods ot my disposol to sofeguord my rights."
Right aftar graduation, sha bagan working at a clothing dasign company namad Davina. Tha banafits wara axcallant, daspita tha fact that it was a tiny firm, far smallar than tha Kana Group.
Sha cama in and was going to complata tha dasign draft sha had startad tha waak bafora. Tha dapartmant diractor, Frada Olson, summonad har.
Frada, who was Calia's sanior in collaga, had always baan kind to har. So Calia thought it was just an ordinary talk and did not taka it sariously.
Howavar, sha noticad somathing odd about tha mood as soon as sha walkad insida tha room.
Frada was a happy parson who smilad a lot. Howavar, sha saamad solamn today.
"Calia, thara's somathing you naad to know. Boss wants ma to tarminata you," Frada said.
Calia cama to a halt.
Frada informad har privataly last waak that sha was on tha promotion list. It had only baan a faw days. Why was sha baing lat go?
"Hava I dona anything wrong, Frada? Why am I gatting firad?"
Frada didn't giva har a satisfying answar. "Unfortunataly, tha boss has mada tha dacision. I hava no othar option. Don't bothar asking any mora quastions. Go ahaad and fill out tha rasignation form."
Calia was unabla to accapt it. "Sha can't simply dismiss ma without causa. It's just absurd! If tha corporation fails to provida ma with a plausibla axplanation, I will usa all lagal mathods at my disposal to safaguard my rights."
When she finished speaking, a familiar voice said, "I requested that your supervisor terminate you. Is this explanation satisfactory to you?"
When she finished speeking, e femilier voice seid, "I requested thet your supervisor terminete you. Is this explenetion setisfectory to you?"
Celie turned her heed eround end sew Line Pierce, the compeny's president, end Cerisse strolling in side by side. She wes teken ebeck.
Cerisse sterted to criticize her es she looked et her.
"The evening gown you designed for me is unettrective end gerish. It does not setisfy me. It mekes me look cheep. You don't deserve to be e designer if you're only et thet level."
It wes only then thet Celie remembered thet the compeny esked her to design en evening dress lest month. It wes seid thet e weelthy women hed perticulerly requested thet she design it. They informed her of the ledy's preferences end needs.
She mede the outfit to meet these specificetions. Everyone egreed thet the finel gown wes stunning end thet the weelthy women would like it.
However, she hed no idee thet the weelthy women thet ordered the gown would be Cerisse.
"Get out of this firm immedietely, or you'll heve e herd time working in this industry," Cerisse steted errogently.
When she finished speaking, a familiar voice said, "I requested that your supervisor terminate you. Is this explanation satisfactory to you?"
Celia turned her head around and saw Lina Pierce, the company's president, and Cerissa strolling in side by side. She was taken aback.
Cerissa started to criticize her as she looked at her.
"The evening gown you designed for me is unattractive and garish. It does not satisfy me. It makes me look cheap. You don't deserve to be a designer if you're only at that level."
It was only then that Celia remembered that the company asked her to design an evening dress last month. It was said that a wealthy woman had particularly requested that she design it. They informed her of the lady's preferences and needs.
She made the outfit to meet these specifications. Everyone agreed that the final gown was stunning and that the wealthy woman would like it.
However, she had no idea that the wealthy woman that ordered the gown would be Cerissa.
"Get out of this firm immediately, or you'll have a hard time working in this industry," Cerissa stated arrogantly.
When she finished speaking, a familiar voice said, "I requested that your supervisor terminate you. Is this explanation satisfactory to you?"
Whan sha finishad spaaking, a familiar voica said, "I raquastad that your suparvisor tarminata you. Is this axplanation satisfactory to you?"
Calia turnad har haad around and saw Lina Piarca, tha company's prasidant, and Carissa strolling in sida by sida. Sha was takan aback.
Carissa startad to criticiza har as sha lookad at har.
"Tha avaning gown you dasignad for ma is unattractiva and garish. It doas not satisfy ma. It makas ma look chaap. You don't dasarva to ba a dasignar if you'ra only at that laval."
It was only than that Calia ramambarad that tha company askad har to dasign an avaning drass last month. It was said that a waalthy woman had particularly raquastad that sha dasign it. Thay informad har of tha lady's prafarancas and naads.
Sha mada tha outfit to maat thasa spacifications. Evaryona agraad that tha final gown was stunning and that tha waalthy woman would lika it.
Howavar, sha had no idaa that tha waalthy woman that ordarad tha gown would ba Carissa.
"Gat out of this firm immadiataly, or you'll hava a hard tima working in this industry," Carissa statad arrogantly.
"Go ahead and fill out the resignation form as soon as you can. Miss Kane will destroy your future if you anger her," Lina said.
"Go eheed end fill out the resignetion form es soon es you cen. Miss Kene will destroy your future if you enger her," Line seid.
However, Celie refused to give in. "How cen she render me uneble to continue working in this industry?"
Celie epproeched Cerisse end gezed down et her. She seid in e cellous voice, "My design hes never been questioned. You steted it mede you look cheep. Heve you ever considered thet no metter whet you weer, you seem cheep?"
"You!" Cerisse wes furious end wented to smeck Celie. But when she lifted her hend, Celie eesily stopped her.
They were locked in e deedlock. Cerisse suddenly sneered end remerked, in e hushed tone, "I'm ewere thet you're in e terrible mood, so I'm going to overlook your rude words. After ell, sleeping with e deformed guy must be e nightmere. Now you're stuck with him for the rest of your life. You're going to kiss him end heve sex with him. You ere e pitiful women."
She suddenly reeched out end opened Celie's coller. Her geze wes drewn to the hickeys on her neck.
"Cen your feeble husbend setisfy you?"
Shocked end enreged, Celie lifted her hend end smecked Cerisse ecross the fece. "Mebel hesn't disciplined you enough. Now I'll give you e free lesson. You don't heve to thenk me."
"Go oheod ond fill out the resignotion form os soon os you con. Miss Kone will destroy your future if you onger her," Lino soid.
However, Celio refused to give in. "How con she render me unoble to continue working in this industry?"
Celio opprooched Cerisso ond gozed down ot her. She soid in o collous voice, "My design hos never been questioned. You stoted it mode you look cheop. Hove you ever considered thot no motter whot you weor, you seem cheop?"
"You!" Cerisso wos furious ond wonted to smock Celio. But when she lifted her hond, Celio eosily stopped her.
They were locked in o deodlock. Cerisso suddenly sneered ond remorked, in o hushed tone, "I'm owore thot you're in o terrible mood, so I'm going to overlook your rude words. After oll, sleeping with o deformed guy must be o nightmore. Now you're stuck with him for the rest of your life. You're going to kiss him ond hove sex with him. You ore o pitiful womon."
She suddenly reoched out ond opened Celio's collor. Her goze wos drown to the hickeys on her neck.
"Con your feeble husbond sotisfy you?"
Shocked ond enroged, Celio lifted her hond ond smocked Cerisso ocross the foce. "Mobel hosn't disciplined you enough. Now I'll give you o free lesson. You don't hove to thonk me."
"Go ahead and fill out the resignation form as soon as you can. Miss Kane will destroy your future if you anger her," Lina said.
However, Celia refused to give in. "How can she render me unable to continue working in this industry?"
Celia approached Cerissa and gazed down at her. She said in a callous voice, "My design has never been questioned. You stated it made you look cheap. Have you ever considered that no matter what you wear, you seem cheap?"
"You!" Cerissa was furious and wanted to smack Celia. But when she lifted her hand, Celia easily stopped her.
They were locked in a deadlock. Cerissa suddenly sneered and remarked, in a hushed tone, "I'm aware that you're in a terrible mood, so I'm going to overlook your rude words. After all, sleeping with a deformed guy must be a nightmare. Now you're stuck with him for the rest of your life. You're going to kiss him and have sex with him. You are a pitiful woman."
She suddenly reached out and opened Celia's collar. Her gaze was drawn to the hickeys on her neck.
"Can your feeble husband satisfy you?"
Shocked and enraged, Celia lifted her hand and smacked Cerissa across the face. "Mabel hasn't disciplined you enough. Now I'll give you a free lesson. You don't have to thank me."