The Boy I Secretly Admired in High School Became My CEO—Then, on My First Day at Work, He Offered Me Money to Quit Before Lunch

There are thousands of Jacobs.

I never connected the dots.

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My first morning couldn’t have gone better.

HR welcomed me.

I received my security badge.

Met my new team.

Everyone seemed friendly.

During my coffee break, I headed to the executive cafeteria.

A man stood at the espresso machine.