The Art of Negotiation

She will not go quietly. After overseeing the downsizing of a construction facility at Arcturus, Zada Harper comes face-to-face with a friend from her past... whom she just helped lay off. Before she knows it Zada finds herself the next target of the ISC Corporation layoffs. She is suddenly without a job and forced into automatic arbitration for a severance settlement.  She will make sure the ISC feels the sting of her departure. A science fiction novelette.