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"They can be excellent. The problem is they don't have the desire to be excellent in their work. Many of them don't set a high standard for themselves,"

Jacob said. He already knew how this meeting would end. He wished he could just end it immediately.

"I think this discussion is going nowhere. You already made your plans. There's no need to further stretch this meeting," Jonathan added, as he leaned back on his chair and stared at Jacob.

Jacob smiled in return, but did not reply. Jonathan was accurate in his observation. He was right that the meeting was just Jacob's cover-up.

He had already decided what to do.

"What's your suggestion, Mr. Jacob?" asked an old director. There was reluctance in his voice, as well as confidence. His respect towards the company's young leader was evident.

Jacob established a reputation in the past few years. People in the company either respected him or were afraid of him.

Directors would pay attention to his every move. Even a slight cough from him would elicit a reaction from the board members. And this meeting was turning out to be very serious.

Everyone in the room knew the solution to the company's problem would not be simple.

"We need to reduce the staff and lay off some people," Jacob uttered in a low voice. Even Cindy was surprised when she heard him.

The room burst into an uproar. Directors were talking all at once. Each one aired their opinion and disapproval. Mass lay-off was unheard of in the Shi Group. Nobody suspected it was the agenda for today's meeting.

The Shi Group was a huge and prolific company. They didn't think it is necessary to fire people when they could still pay them.

"I'm afraid that's not appropriate, Mr. Jacob."

"It will be difficult for people to find jobs once they are laid off."

hear about this, and it will not be good on our

feed. Our own employees will

talking simultaneously.

table, like a judge who wanted order in his court. Everyone went silent.

not a charitable organization. It doesn't make sense to keep so many people. We cannot afford

before he continued. His

for us. But we really need to let go those who have not contributed anything ever since they joined the company. It was okay to keep them in the past, when the company was still doing good.

as Jacob

started speaking again, all

The position they have now is all they know. They'll have trouble finding other jobs. Isn't it cruel for us to let them go?"

would be very unkind. After all, part of the company's

all think this is a bad idea, Mr. Jacob. It will definitely affect the company's unity and stability.

listen to whatever Jacob said.

have to understand that a company's development doesn't rely solely on those people. This company needs new employees. We need a fresher perspective. We need to change from the inside. We need new people who could co-carry the company, and not be a burden to us, unlike the people we are

to the directors what he

a thing. Their anger was fueled with the reality that Jacob

that this meeting was just a facade. There was nothing to discuss.

Jacob. He did, after all, seemingly discuss the matter with them. But they failed to

thought it through. He has made up his mind. There's no point in arguing it further. Is there anything else in

as he crossed his legs, laced his fingers, and leaned back on his chair. His posture was leisurely, almost bored.

so were the other directors. They didn't see that coming from Jonathan. They expected him to be the most dissatisfied with Jacob's

they're getting fired? It's not very easy to deliver such painful

all, they had friends and family who worked for the company, who were grateful that the directors gave them their jobs, and who would

they cannot do