others had treated as disposable.
I returned my temporary visitor badge to security.
The receptionist thanked me.
I walked through the parking lot to my car and sat behind the wheel for a few minutes before starting the engine.
Ten years.
Twelve thousand workers.
Four states.
And a single cardboard box.
I had entered Granite as a payroll specialist who believed that careful work could make a difference.
I was leaving with the same belief.
The difference was that I no longer needed the company to recognize my value for
