The $1,000 Exit

Reggie is a standout employee at QuickNet, the company where he personally manages 120 clients who bring in nearly all of its revenue. At the year-end dinner, though, the reward he gets for all that work is a bonus of just $1,000, and the gap between his contribution and his payout becomes the spark for everything that follows. The story sets up a workplace injustice that Reggie cannot simply let pass without a response.