Her eyes were red and swollen and she kept her head down, looking respectful and weak.
I put down my spoon and just watched them quietly.
As Harvey sat down next to me, he sighed.
“Because of what happened last night, Stephanie was targeted and excluded everywhere in the company.”
After hearing his complaint, I picked up the spoon and scooped myself some soup without even raising my eyelids.
“What's wrong? She's the CEO's secretary, can't she handle such a small matter?”
Harvey directly argued, “I just want you to take care of your people and stop making things difficult for a little girl like her.”
Due to an implicit business rule, we each had our own people in the other's company.
What Harvey meant was that my people were deliberately targeting Stephanie to stand up for me.
Last night’s annual meeting, which was a joint event between the two groups with nearly all employees in attendance, would inevitably lead to Stephanie being criticized for her actions.
I stirred the spoon and took a sip of the soup, before answering, “First, I did not instruct anyone to target or exclude your secretary. You should know that is not my method or style.