The intense project had only four days left (A) to an important client board meeting as I learned that the (B) associate on my team had just been asked to resign, due to the worsening market conditions. She had been in control of the forthcoming presentation and was my closest supervisor on the team. Sad for my colleague and friend, I also feared the project would suffer greatly, and informed the vice president on the team that we needed reinforcements.
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