“Are you OK?” said Peter, looking at David intently. He noticed that David had suddenly become silent.
David briefly flinched but the typical bravado he had used all through his life clouded this response as well.
“I am doing great! Why do you ask?”
“I know you,” said Peter. There was a pause.
“It does suck man. Honestly. Firing people is not easy.”
“Good to hear that honesty from you,” said Peter.
“What good is it now?” asked David.
“It is a good sign. It shows you care.”
“You thought I didn’t?” asked David.
“Well, frankly, I have not seen this side of you before. You were always about bottom lines, costs, and the rest. I hate to put it this way, but to be real with you, I guess it took firing a few people before you ...
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