Sarah Wanjiku almost ignored the email.
It was 8:17 AM on a Tuesday morning.
The Nairobi traffic had already tested her patience. Her Uber had spent forty minutes crawling from Kinoo to Westlands. Her coffee was getting cold. And her inbox was overflowing with the usual corporate nonsense.
"Team building reminders."
"Monthly performance reports."
"Mandatory compliance training."
Nothing important.
Then she saw it.
Subject: Organizational Restructuring Update
Her stomach tightened.
She clicked.
The first sentence felt like a slap.
"Due to automation improvements in our customer service operations, the company will be restructuring several departments..."
Sarah read it again.
And again.
Her eyes stopped at one word.
Automation.
She looked around the office.
Everyone seemed normal.
The receptionist was laughing.
The security guard...