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The Water Cooler You settle in to read what your new direct reports have been saying

to each other since the meeting announcement was made.

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Mystery meeting???

From: Kayleen Pitts

To: *NM-Manufacturing*

Does anybody know what’s going on with this meeting we

all have to go to later today?

From: Rebeka Bach

Isn’t it just an announcement about the new manager?

From: Alison Horn

What new manager?

From: Rebeka Bach

Doesn’t anybody read around here? 😁 The new

manager for the plant! I mean, I don’t know, but I heard

they’d decided on someone.

From: Kayleen Pitts

But why not just announce it? Do we need a meeting for

that?

From: Rebeka Bach

And, cue the conspiracy theories…

From: Kayleen Pitts

I’m just saying it’s weird. That’s all.

From: Samuel Wallis

I’m not saying it’s weird. I’m saying it’s obvious that you

dumbasses have your heads in the sand and when the

layoffs come down, you’re going to be shocked when

you shouldn’t be.

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Cherryl Wolański Tuesday 2:08 PM

I am so sick of these meetings that pop up and we

have to go to on short notice.

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:12 PM

Right? Just send us an email and leave us alone!

Brianne Twyha Tuesday 2:14 PM

I wish we knew what it was about. I don’t mind the

short notice, but it’s weird when they’re all, "Meeting

at 2! Very important!"

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:15 PM

Right? If I didn’t know better I'd wonder if they were

trying to make sure we didn’t �nd out what it’s about.

Briana Twyha Tuesday 2:16 PM

Why would they do that?

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:18 PM

If we only �nd out in the meeting, they can control the

narrative.

Briana Twyha Tuesday 2:21 PM

But don’t they always do that?

Lea Windsor Tuesday 2:22 PM

Not in person! That’s why I’m worried this is no

ordinary meeting.

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:23 PM

Meaning…

Lea Windsor Tuesday 2:29 PM

It’s been a while since we had layoffs around here.

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Rebeka Bach Tuesday 2:35 PM

Would you stop that? There’s no reason to think

they’re going to announce layoffs.

Lea Windsor Tuesday 2:38 PM

There’s no reason not to think it, either. This is how

they announce layoffs: Very suddenly, in an

environment where you all learn about it at once.

They’ll probably take our phones as we go into the

meeting.

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:40 PM

Nobody’s taking my phone!

Rebeka Bach Tuesday 2:41 PM

Nobody’s getting laid off, either!

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:43 PM

Bullshit. You’ll �nd out, Rebeka. And if you get laid off

I’m dancing on your grave.

Rebeka Bach Tuesday 2:45 PM

What is wrong with you????

Lea Windsor Tuesday 2:46 PM

Rebeka is right, Samuel. Dial it back. Nobody knows

anything about this meeting and that includes you.

Samuel Wallis Tuesday 2:48 PM

Dancing on your grave too!!!

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