LOGAN'S POV
I spent the remainder of the afternoon walking from one department to the next, engaging directly with the staff members and observing how things were run in my absence. I made a conscious effort to acknowledge both the flaws and the triumphs — offering constructive criticism where necessary but not forgetting to give praise where it was due. These were the people keeping the company afloat, the ones working tirelessly behind the scenes to maintain the vision I had built from the ground up. Initially, the plan was to implement the annual salary increase in January, giving everyone a raise to reward their consistency and loyalty. But something shifted within me as I stood among them, watching how each employee carried out their tasks with dedication that felt far from performat
