Deadline Presssss: Epilogue

We are lost again, unable to understand . . .

The Deadline, which started out as observation and evolved into participation - has now devolved into exasperation.

The Deadline was met. The Cubes in this quadrant have moved on to other horizons. But, looking back, it is Noted that ---

That ---

It's just sitting there.

The Deadline Project, that is.

The "DealBreaker-if-not-finished," "Layoffs if not shipped," "Bankruptcy if not completed":

Is

Just

Ignored.

It seems that the President and the 3 key Vice-Presidents have gone on vacation: Product Development, Marketing and Manufacturing. Somewhere, somehow, someone said to somebody: "We have to do B as a top priority" - forgetting to add "- once A is completed."

So, now, all of the minions of Marketing left for out-of-town to lay the groundwork on Project B - and all of masses of Manufacturing are moving things around to prepare for working on Project B - and all of the product, shipments, orders, documentation and profits of Project A are sitting in a corner.

They obey, these minions and masses. They have no leaders and, apparently, no thoughts of their own. Their priorities have been re-set: they do not question, ask or offer feedback - they obey.

"They" are Us, of course: Fellow Cubes.

We are very very smart, up-and-down the line.