The Intern They Tried to Freeze Out

Just because I carried a limited-edition bag on my first day of the internship, my department manager had the nerve to pressure me into personally funding a company-wide trip to the Maldives — chartered flight included, two million dollars out of my own pocket.

"Stella, you're so loaded — what's the big deal about treating your colleagues? Consider it an honor to buy your way into the inner circle."

I turned her down flat. She never forgave me for it.

On the day of our global launch event, she didn't just steal my core strategy proposal — she locked me inside a server room held at fourteen…