Amanda spent eight years at Delravonix as its top-performing salesperson, yet never got promoted. She played a full round of golf and sat through a steak dinner until an acute ulcer hit, closing a $30 million deal in three months. When the client showed up with extra people, the company AmEx had a $5,000 limit — so General Manager Derek texted her to put it on her personal card and promised approval on Monday. The next day, Finance rejected $19,000 as "not pre-approved in writing." She was demoted, her commission wiped out. Seeing the truth about her employer, she left for Orivant — and took the client with her.
