Adverse

Adverse
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Adverse

We had a group-think meeting yesterday. It was explained to us that Conditions were "adverse to the health of the Company." This we knew, since anyone with eyes (sighted or un-) could see that the Company lost $$$ the last quarter. I understate: the Company lost $$$$$$$$$ last quarter.

In fact, that was the topic of our group-think: to develop contingencies that we ourselves could implement to stop the hemorrhaging. ("We-O" being the middle-management who live in closed-door confines, on down the food chain to the cubicle dwellers of the open range.) First, though, we needed some Facts to work with, and we asked-in the Top Dogs to fill us in on the Facts.

Facts. Much like Conditions , Facts are apparently "adverse to the health of ---" Who?

Hmm.

Hmmmmm.

'Never quite heard a Fact uttered: 'heard about "adverse Conditions," saw a Chart with a beautiful (Beautiful!) matrix-type Chart indicating the "adverse pattern of interlinked Factors (unspecified, tho' several were red), 'learned how our "efforts are appreciated"...

In sum: Nada. Nothing.

Well, in fact, not totally nada Nada -

Somewhere in the subtext - and remember: subtext is never spoken out loud - we nascent problem-solvers understood that "Conditions" was a code-word for "Decisions," as in "Decisions were made adverse to the health of the Company."

And Who made the adverse Decisions?

Remember: Subtext is never spoken out loud.

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
....
Oh what a joy it would have been
If only Daddy'd been there to see
Mommy kissing Santa Claus
Last Night