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She took a deep breath and said to her boss, a very greedy and frugal man, "My pay is insufficient and I'd like you to accept this letter of resignation." The boss was hyperventilating extravagantly. She braced herself for yet another temper tantrum out of the bossman, the very last. "He always saves the best for last," she thought. In this case, the worst is last. As expected it came, worse than ever before. He cursed and threatened in ways where repeating is impossible due to the level of profanity chosen by this absolutely horrible man to be uttered. The boss wouldn't calm down and she attempted to calm him down. More and more time went on, he pounded on the crummy government-issue desk and there were now multiple dents visible. He pounded and screamed so hard that the German-made Pilkington window, advertised as safety glass, shattered into 19 million pieces. The entire room was looking at him now and the CEO upstairs heard thumping from below. He shows up at the opening of the elevator and is now staring at the bad-tempered boss. He ambles slowly and full of intimidation. He then brigs the boss to the front of the room and says, "You, sir, are fired and will face vandalism charges from the state. On the other hand, you, madam, will receive this boy's position and a major raise. I trust that the new window won't be broken in 19 million pieces and that the new desk will not be dented." Her face lit up. She gaped at the sights. Speechless, she managed to utter, "Thank you, sir. I shall execute this position at the highest level in my power." Next Monday, the desk and window was replaced and she made six figures a year and was in line for another raise.

- 19 million pieces = allusion to Top Gear Season 19 Africa Special when Clarkson's BMW 528xi Estate's Pilkington safety glass rear window is shattered by stump in dirt road at Burundi into 19 million pieces.