After the meeting, I returned to my desk, the email still fresh in my mind. I decided to do some digging of my own, starting with a call to the design team. The phone rang once, twice, before a familiar voice answered.
“Hey, it’s me,” I said, keeping my tone light. “I had a quick question about the card design.” There was a pause, the kind that stretches longer than it should.
“Sure, what do you need to know?” came the reply, cautious and careful.
“I noticed my name was on the latest draft,” I said, trying to sound casual. “Just curious how that happened.”
“Oh, that,” the voice on the other end said, a hint of relief seeping in. “We were trying out new layouts, and your name was just a placeholder. It should have been changed before it went out, but it slipped through the cracks.”
“Thanks,” I said, hanging up, my curiosity far from satisfied. There had to be a reason why my name was used, and I intended to find out.
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