At 6:45 the next morning I was grading perspective sketches at a little laminate desk when my phone rang at exactly 7:15. A private number. Arthur Cole, CEO of Merritt Logistics Group, Greg’s company.
“Are you somewhere safe?” he asked. HR had sent him a copy of Greg’s post — Greg had tagged employees, and one of them reposted it into a leadership channel with a joke about his promotion. Senior vice president. New compensation package. Equity award. The board was reviewing Greg’s promotion file that very morning.