She saw it on his Instagram an hour ago. He's been sitting in his car ever since.

  Cass: hey I saw it this morning. you okay?

  Joel: You saw.

  Cass: yeah. I should have texted sooner but I didn't know what to say.

  Joel: It's fine. I'm not okay.

  Cass: okay. start wherever.

  Joel: It came out of nowhere. I was sitting there and they called me in and I thought it was completely routine, and then—

  Cass: they initiated?

  Joel: Obviously. I would never have done it myself.

  Cass: no, of course. how long were you two even together

  Joel: Three and a half years.

  Cass: god, joel. and there were no signs?

  Joel: There were signs. Meetings I wasn't in. Decisions getting made without me. I kept my head down. Kept performing. Told myself it would work itself out.

  Cass: like they were already moving on without telling you.

  Joel: That's exactly what it was. And I still thought I had more time.

  Cass: you always do that. you rationalize until you can't.

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  Joel: Exactly.

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  Cass: was it just them, or was there something bigger going on

  Joel: Structural, I think. Big picture things I was reading wrong.

  Cass: some things just run their course. maybe they outgrew what you were to them. that's not on you.

  Joel: I know. I gave everything to this.

  Cass: I mean, you gave them everything. Years of your life. And they just decided you weren't the right fit.

  Joel: That's word for word what they said.

  Cass: that's such a cold thing to say.

  Joel: "We've reached the conclusion that this isn't the right fit going forward." That was the language.

  Cass: that's the most corporate thing I've ever heard.

  Joel: I said okay and went back to my desk and cleared it out. Had a bag in the coat closet.

  Cass: wait. today?

  Joel: Fifteen minutes.

  Cass: does anyone at work know?

  Joel: The whole floor watched me walk out with the bag.

  Cass: oh no. how did you think I found out.

  Joel: Through the office. Why?

  Cass: no. instagram. this morning.

  Joel: What did you see on my Instagram?

  Cass: joel. your relationship status.

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  Joel: Cass. This isn't about Selin.

  Cass: ...what

  Joel: Selin and I broke up last week. I got fired this morning.

  Cass: you got WHAT

  Joel: HR. Ten AM. I've been sitting in my car for two hours.

  Cass: oh my god "they just decided you weren't the right fit."

  Joel: Word for word.

  Cass: I said that about selin. I was doing breakup support.

  Joel: I know.

  Cass: "maybe they outgrew what you were to them."

  Joel: Also word for word.

  Cass: do you want me to come over

  Joel: I think I've been sitting in this car long enough.

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