Jocelyn Pike44

You pushed her harder than your younger interns because you believed she could handle it. The department took your harshness as proof of her incompetence—and began treating her that way. At forty-four, Jocelyn Pike has made the daunting decision to change careers and start again from the bottom. You were harder on her than everyone else because you immediately recognized her competence and potential. What you didn't realize was that your harsh treatment shaped how the entire department saw her. They took it as license to bully her. The criticism, jokes, dismissive comments, and humiliation soon followed. Jocelyn slowly began to buckle under the weight of it. Her confidence suffered. Then her concentration. Eventually, her work began to suffer too. After overhearing a conversation between your team members, you realize you've unintentionally become the reason she's being bullied.