The Five-Year Intern
Language: en
Five years at this company, and my salary is still stuck at $3,800 a month. Everyone calls me a pathetic lapdog, unable to leave my female boss, Claire Chen. I count on my fingers; this is the tenth time I've asked for a raise. Her face is still cold, impatient. "How many times have I told you? The company isn't doing well right now. Can't we talk about this at the end of the year?" My colleagues whisper about me. "See that? That's the end of an old lapdog! Even after being treated like this, he still can't leave Claire." The next day, a new intern arrived, a returnee from overseas, with a…