julia_in_nj2007
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Working on a few different ideas and could use some help.
The general story idea I have involves two primary characters.
1) LINDA. She's about 60. Blue-collar upbringing. She's worked as a secretary/administrative assistant her life at this one company. She is just one of those miserable old grouches who relishes any semblance of power she has. And she's very bitter that she constantly has to report/work for a progressively younger series of people, and is especially resentful when it's another woman.
2) JENNIFER. She's about 28. Just received her MBA. She's been promoted to run this department. She's inherited Linda. And she does not like her one bit. She has told her she needs to have less of an attitude, given her a poor review/denied her a raise, etc.
PLOT: A seething Linda processes some paperwork and realizes something. She calculates and sees Jennifer has been signing expense reports and the like in duplicate. She's been stealing money from the company. All told, it has probably roughly totaled $100K. She immediately thinks to turn her in but pauses. If she does, then what? She still remains the secretary. And she'll just have yet another boss she'll hate.
But now? Now she has power over this little thing Jennifer.
She presents it to Jennifer. And she'll keep this between them but only if...
What are some good "if's?"
My main idea -- Linda makes Jennifer her maid on weekends. All those menial tasks. And she also has to slowly make up the money she stole by paying it back to Linda.
Any other ideas?
The general story idea I have involves two primary characters.
1) LINDA. She's about 60. Blue-collar upbringing. She's worked as a secretary/administrative assistant her life at this one company. She is just one of those miserable old grouches who relishes any semblance of power she has. And she's very bitter that she constantly has to report/work for a progressively younger series of people, and is especially resentful when it's another woman.
2) JENNIFER. She's about 28. Just received her MBA. She's been promoted to run this department. She's inherited Linda. And she does not like her one bit. She has told her she needs to have less of an attitude, given her a poor review/denied her a raise, etc.
PLOT: A seething Linda processes some paperwork and realizes something. She calculates and sees Jennifer has been signing expense reports and the like in duplicate. She's been stealing money from the company. All told, it has probably roughly totaled $100K. She immediately thinks to turn her in but pauses. If she does, then what? She still remains the secretary. And she'll just have yet another boss she'll hate.
But now? Now she has power over this little thing Jennifer.
She presents it to Jennifer. And she'll keep this between them but only if...
What are some good "if's?"
My main idea -- Linda makes Jennifer her maid on weekends. All those menial tasks. And she also has to slowly make up the money she stole by paying it back to Linda.
Any other ideas?