provide passwords.
I did not send confidential employee files to personal email accounts.
I did not attempt to direct a payroll operation I no longer controlled.
If Granite wanted help from me as a former employee or outside consultant, it would need to approach that question formally and define the scope of the work.
At 12:37 p.m., Harold called again.
This time, I answered.
“Eleanor,” he said, sounding breathless, “we need your help.”
I waited.
“We’ve got a serious problem with the payroll file.”
“I understand there was
