It was finally happening. After a series of adventurous (and occasionally disastrous) launch attempts by other distributors, we had reached that glorious turning point. The stars aligned, the cosmos gave a nod, and I—brand new to the role of manager at 28 years old—was handed the opportunity (read: challenge) to lead the Pierre Fabre Sifar […]
Since I saw Paris the first time when I was a little girl, France had always been in my dreams. I grew up imagining the cafés, the art, the grand boulevards. And now, I was finally going — not just as a tourist, but as a newly promoted manager, representing my company! I was about
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There I was again, hitting the road in my old blue Fiat 124 — trusty, crusty, and barely holding together — heading toward the office. But that day wasn’t just any day. I was on my way to one of Mr. Müd’s infamous marketing training sessions — the kind that employees spoke about with a
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At 28, freshly promoted and sitting at the VIP — Very Important Place — desk in our open-space office, I found myself staring at the only typewriter in the room. I was deeply disappointed. One of my teammates had just made a mistake — not a little oopsie, a full-blown biggie. Mr. Müd, the owner
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