Note the hidden hand.
They broke this one and need to pay for it.
Going from a full cabinet secretary to some made up 'transistion tfu outa here' job is NOT a promotion. Its a firing. She was a tool, a not too sharp one. Easy on the eyes will get you so far and then the Lewandoski Peter Principle kicks in. It was all a big cosplay larp for her, she needed Cory for more than the obvious.