"Everyone, this is our new colleague. She'll be working with us on the PO line going forward, let's all make her feel welcome." Meredith opened with that, then turned it over to the new hire.
"Hi, everyone. I'm Eleanor. Looking forward to working with all of you."
The room applauded. Cassandra didn't move a muscle.
"Cassandra, you know her?" Danielle noticed the odd stillness.
Cassandra managed a stiff smile, giving away nothing either way.
She never in a thousand years expected Eleanor to walk into this department.
She knew Eleanor had studied jewelry design in college, but she also knew Eleanor had never finished the degree. No diploma. Nothing. How could Fenwick & York possibly want someone like that?
Even top-tier graduates like herself had to survive two written exams and three
