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The Company's Backbone Can't Be Fired At Will

share time: 2026-04-02 06:22:03

A startup CEO cuts "non-essential" roles to boost its funding valuation, targeting Su Jie, a 7-year veteran admin supervisor. Su appears to only handle daily trivialities like package delivery and afternoon tea orders, but secretly holds all key contacts for office lease renewals, social security administration and core suppliers, even keeping the mortgage contract for the company's first office. On the day the layoff notice is sent, the office system crashes, access locks and suppliers swarm to demand payments, throwing the entire firm into chaos. The CEO finally realizes he has not fired an idler, but the lifeline that keeps the business running.

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