Fire, Fired, Fire, Fired

OK, what appears to be a bogus story has been doing the rounds, so I thought I would share. A fire alarm rings for what is believed to be an evacuation drill. All the staff from an unnamed Singapore company gather outside waiting for the building to be emptied,the drill to be completed and the sirens to stop. 5 minutes go by…10 minutes…20 minutes..nothing. Then finally a security officer appears and reads out the following….

“Dear employees - with sincere regret I have been asked to announce that for many of you it will be your last evacuation drill. Due to the recession the company is laying off almost 50% of its employees. So when this announcement finishes, I ask all of you to move back into the building and if your swipe card does not work then it means you have been laid off in which case you will not be allowed inside and all your belongings will be couriered to you by tomorrow.
The Company has used this innovative approach as we didn’t want to fill up the email box with lay-off mails and good bye mails in thousands & also to avoid any fight inside the office and the consequent security issue for all staff.
Hope you have had a rewarding career with us and all the best ahead.
Please move back in and try your luck”.

I hope this doesn’t give GM any ideas!

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