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Malika had been staying at Channing’s for a week and she’d fallen into a natural, steady rhythm with him. They were in sync again. He would get up in the morning and set out breakfast for her, placing a yellow sticky note with a smiley face or heart near her plate. She continued looking for jobs, spending the days on LinkedIn and the career sections of companies she was interested in working for. She wasn’t expecting to hear from Jodi or Alistair when she checked her inbox to see a note from the HR director.
Hi Malika! Heard you had a great (and eventful) meeting with Alistair. He’d like to have you come back and meet with Ursula, our head of accounts, Sade, our creative director, Lisbeth, the chief operating officer, and Kalpesh, our CIO. Can you let me know your availability for the next two weeks? Would love to schedule everyone in one day. Maybe some folks can tag-team. Let me know and I’ll set up!
“Wait, hold up,” she said out loud.
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