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> And we think being told directly is bad... THIS ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE
> RECENTLY IN SINGAPORE.
> A fire alarm, in a large office building, rang at 4 p. m. when
> almost all of the company's 500 employees were at work.
> As usual in such circumstances the entire office was evacuated within
> 3 mins & every employee gathered outside.
> Nothing happened for ten minutes or so and there was no evidence of a
> fire.
> Then the firms Security Officer made an announcement ..........
> ......... "Dear employees, with melting heart I am making this
> announcement that for many of you it will be your last fire evacuation
> drill.
> Due to the recession the company are laying off almost fifty percent
> of staff. When you move back into the building some of you will discover
> that your swipe passcard will no longer give you access to the
> office. If you are among those laid off, go home and all your belongings
> will be
> couriered to you tomorrow.
> The management took this approach to save on overloading the email
> system with layoff notifications and goodbye messages and also to avoid
> any violent outbursts inside the office. Hope you have a nice career
> ahead ...
> .......please move forward and try your swipe card."
