2# A DISMISSAL

When you hear “dismissal “, it’s immediately scary.

For me, the word dismissal was a revelation.

It all started in May 2019, when I was working as a Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager for the fragrance division of Commodity, a young American fragrance brand.

The brand was well established in the United States and was trying to make its way in Europe.

I was recruited to manage the exchanges with the French interlocutors in order to launch all the production of the perfumes in France. I was in daily contact with the teams in New York and London but worked alone from France.

One day, our director announced with a heavy heart that the company was stopping.

I discovered a very different way of working from France.

Bye bye the United States!

I was a little luckier than my colleagues because my french status grants me more time to turn things around and find a solution.

After the emotional shock of the announcement, I wonder about my future. Vast question…

It must be said that the challenge was important. I had to bounce back and find a job as exciting as the one I had just left suddenly.
It was at this precise moment that an idea I had had a few years before resurfaced and took more and more space in my head.

And then finally, I am lucky, my profile interests a French perfume brand that I have admired for a long time. I barely have time to ask myself questions when I find myself back on a new job. I let myself be carried by my destiny…

At the same time, I learn that Commodity is being bought out.
The team is no longer the same, I am no longer part of the adventure, but it is a relief to see this beautiful brand still going strong!

Time goes by but I find it hard to forget my idea. Should I see this dismissal as a sign? Is it time to take my destiny in hand?

To be continued…