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celebrate Christmas even if they wanted to. “Sending wishes to everyone, wherever you are and whatever December means to you,” she typed. “We’re all in this together, even if we’re in completely different versions of ‘this.’” A flood of hearts and thumbs up Back at her desk, Sarah dove into her bonus calculations. She was a one-person payroll department, which meant there was no one to share the load with. But being solo didn’t mean being alone. When she hit a snag with a tax code, she posted in the forum. Three people responded within minutes. When her bonus spreadsheet formula looked wonky, she called her friend Hollie, another payroll professional, who talked her appeared immediately. The Solo Flight through it whilst simultaneously processing her own company’s payroll. “We’ve got each other’s backs,” Hollie reminded her. “Even if we’re not in the same office.” The payroll community was like
The payroll community was like a secret society of people who understood the unique pressure of making sure everyone else got paid correctly, on time, every time.
a secret society of people who understood the unique pressure of making sure everyone else got paid correctly, on time, every time. The Magic Happens December 20th arrived, and with it came the final submission deadline. Sarah had checked everything twice. Then three times. Then once more for good luck. She hovered over the “submit” button, took a deep breath, and clicked. Done. Across town, Priya’s team did a countdown together. “Three... two... one... SUBMIT!” They erupted in cheers, Marcus jumping out of his chair like he’d scored a winning goal.
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